Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)
What Is Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) ?
If sagging skin and drooping eyelids affect your appearance, you may be a good candidate for eyelid surgery. This procedure, also known as blepharoplasty, removes excess fat, skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids and tightens the skin to make it look more beautiful and younger.
Eyelid Surgery, otherwise known as Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure designed to remove fat and excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids. This can effectively produce a more youthful appearance in the face and is often combined with other cosmetic procedures such as Facelift, Browlift and rhinoplasty although it can also be performed alone.
Benefits of Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)
Advantages of this method are:
- Repair and rejuvenation of the eyelids
- Remove bags under the eyes and remove puffiness under the eyes
- Eliminate drooping and heavy eyelids
- Fix wrinkles around the eyes
Eyelid lift surgery has many cosmetic benefits. Many patients with drooping upper eyelids have reduced vision because the skin of the upper eyelids affects their vision. Blepharoplasty removes this extra skin and improves vision by opening the eyes and removing obstruction.
Did you know that Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) is not just a cosmetic procedure?
Blepharoplasty is often used to treat conditions such as dermatochalasis & eyelid ptosis which are medical conditions recognized by Medical Insurance Carriers.
Eyelid Surgery can correct droopy upper eyelids and puffy bags underneath your eyes. It can help reduce the sad or tired look that your face often takes on with age. The results are long-lasting and minimum of intervention.
Like many cosmetic procedures, blepharoplasty can improve your appearance and boost your self-esteem and confidence.
Before deciding on eyelid surgery, think carefully and discuss any questions or requests with your surgeon. The eyelids have a protective and aesthetic function. They protect the eye and act as a shield for foreign objects or light. The eyelids also serve as a frame for the eyes and are beautiful. Eyes are the first thing that comes to mind when meeting any person.
In blepharoplasty surgery, excisions are made in natural creases in the eyelids. Excess tissue, fat, and muscle are removed to create the desired effect, and the incisions are sutured with microscopic sutures, creating a fine line that fades very quickly.
Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) uses a local anesthetic to minimize bruising and pain.
The incisions are made in such a way that the scars are minimized. These incisions are made in natural creases, along the lash line or inside the eyelid, all areas that are well hidden after the wound has healed.
Eliminate fat and skin and create eyelids with a better and fresher appearance. The muscle may also tighten and contour.
Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is almost always performed on the left and right eyelids to ensure symmetry. Because this is an outpatient procedure, patients return home on the day of surgery.
This surgery takes between one and three hours, depending on whether only the upper or lower lids are corrected or whether it is both upper and lower lids.
The incisions may be external, just along the lash-line, or internal on the conjunction this enable fat but not excess skin removal and is, therefore, most suitable for people without a lot of redundant skin a lot of redundant skin.
Canthoplasty is a cosmetic procedure performed to repair or reshape the outer corner of the eye. Canthoplasty is a cosmetic surgery in which a specialist surgeon slightly raises the outer corner of the eyelid or corrects a sagging part of the eye. Blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery is required for very lax or droopy eyelids, especially when there are large bags underneath the eyes.
For a personalized eyelid surgery consultation and learn more about other cosmetic surgeries, contact Dr. fadaei clinic.
Drooping eyelids aren’t always an eyelid problem…
Drooping eyelids can also be caused by sagging skin on the forehead or eyebrows. To ensure the best decision, we evaluate the eyelids and eyebrows in general. Some patients may also need eyebrow lift surgery with blepharoplasty to achieve the best results.
