'I spent £1,200 on eyelid surgery just so I can do my eyeliner properly'
21.04.2024 - 07:34
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A beautician spent £1,200 on surgery to have part of her eyelids removed just so she can apply eyeliner properly - saying she's "so exited" about her new look. Gemma Gilfoyle, 39, had hated her hooded eyes - excess skin covering the upper eyelid - for as long as she could remember.
Having worked in the make-up industry for 19 years, Gemma couldn’t help comparing herself to the women she was doing make-up for. She paid £1,270 to get her excess skin removed in Amsterdam - but has been left with a two inch scar behind her right eye while it heals.
But Gemma has no regrets and says she's "so excited" to put make-up on her new eyelids. Gemma, from Liverpool, said: “It’s a few months of scarring over a lifetime of being able to do a winged liner.
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“I work in the beauty industry so I’ve always been really aware of my hooded eyes. Now, I feel amazing.” Gemma first heard she could get her hooded eyes removed after hearing some of her clients chatting about it at her salon.
Two of the women were elderly and another was in her 30s - and Gemma wanted to see what the procedure would look like on “young skin” before going ahead with it.
She said: “I wanted to see my 30-year-old client’s results first - and her scar was amazing, you could barely see it.
“I’ve been actively wanting to do something about my eyes for five years - so I started enquiring around.”
Gemma found a clinic in Amsterdam after briefly looking into clinics around Liverpool and Essex - and had a 30-minute phone consultation, chatting with a specialist about what the procedure would involve.
“I’ve had Botox,” she said. “And I had to make sure I didn’t get any new injections for four weeks