I am also 21 and have two pings, one on each eye on my nasal side. Please Please Please contact me with more information. I have an appointment to get a consultation with Dr H next month
Hi, I had ping in each eye remove by bare excision and no transplant. Dr told me there was no risk caue it wasn't ptergyuim. That was the biggest mistake of my life. They have come back & are so big I must wear sunglasses anywhere i go, including at work. I have an appointment with Dr. Hirst this month. I can't wait. The only annoying thing is that assistant told me he waits 3 months before doing the second eye.
Oh wow. I am SO sorry to hear that! My pings are rather small yet get irritated constantly leaving me with bloodshot eyes.
I am happy to hear you are going to see the doctor to get it all sorted out soon. I have read, researched, and watched videos on literally every doctor. method. and procedure in the US and am now finally reaching out to people individually who have gotten the transplant surgery to hear about their results. I pray for everyone, I know there are so much worse things in life then having pings or ptergyums but they really do take a toll on all of our lives.
Well, mine were also small originally. I didn;t know what they were as I only noticed them a few months. I went to specialist and he told he could just cut them off for a few hundred dollars & there was no risk. I had no reason to doubt him & I had done no research. This is ruining my life & I have had to place plans for my future on hold until get them fixed.
I have now done my research & Dr. Hirst is the best in terms of cosmetic appearance & reoccurence rates. I was also thinking of flying to all the way to California-USA to Harvard Eye because they can do both eyes on same day. But I have heard mixed reviews about them.
I have heard both good and bad things about The Harvard Eye Associates ... regardless, I live in CA less then 30 minutes away so that where I am going to go, to see Dr. Hovanesian... Or at-least go have a consultation there, when I do I will be sure to post to you and let you know my thoughts about it. I have a whole list of questions I want to ask them
May I ask who your doctor is? I've been looking all over the internet for a doctor who can remove these awful pings (4 total). I saw Gulani and he quoted me at $16,000 per eye!! He charged over $1000 for the initial visit ($280 of which I paid out of pocket; $980 he charged to my insurance company. They said it was an over-charge and would not comply).
How are your eyes looking now? Are you satisfied with the surgery? Would you do it again?
Please reply! And thank you!
Did you end up getting your issue fixed? How did it go?