Eyelid surgery, otherwise known as blepharoplasty, is a popular surgery to help reduce the tired, sad look associated with sagging, droopy eyelids. It also helps reduce puffy look and bags under the eye by removing excess fat.
Droopy eyelids, dark circles and puffy bags under the eyes can give you a tired, puffy appearance, even though you may feel rested and full of energy. Eyelid surgery is a procedure to remove fat - usually along with excess skin and muscle - from the upper and lower eyelids. The surgery can also correct drooping upper lids, which cause a hooding effect and may even interfere with your vision (this condition is known as ptosis of the eyelid). This surgery is also popular among people of ethnic heritage, especially Asians, who are often characterized by an absence of a crease or a fold in the upper eyelid. Eyelid surgery can add this crease to give a more “Western” look, but it does not erase evidence of ethnic or racial heritage.
It is important to understand that eyelid surgery is not a treatment for everything. It will not correct crow's feet or other wrinkles, or lift sagging eyebrows. There are other procedures that are used to treat these conditions. An eye lift can be performed by itself, or combined with other popular cosmetic procedures such as a brow or forehead lift, facelift, cosmetic laser surgery, skin resurfacing, etc.
Eyelid surgery is performed in the doctor's operating facility and takes about 1-2 hours. The incisions are well hidden in the natural creases of the upper eyelids and inside the lower lid. Often lasers will be used to make the incisions, so that the excess fatty tissue and skin can be removed. Using the laser, or a peel, your surgeon can also resurface areas of skin under the eyes that may need treatment, such as dark circles or "crepe-paper" skin.
After surgery, patients usually experience some swelling, bruising, and tightness of eyelids. There may also be some numbness, itching and dryness. Temporary light sensitivity may occur. Patients usually can return to work in approximately 3-5 days, and can begin wearing eye makeup in about 5-7 days.
I recommend that you consult with your plastic surgeon to see if eyelid surgery is right for you.
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Dr. Daniel Man is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has dedicated his life’s work to helping people look younger and improve their appearance through cosmetic surgery. He is a noted author, artist, inventor and educator. Dr. Man has been featured on major television networks, as well as national and local magazines and newspapers for his work as both a plastic surgeon and an artist. He has a successful private practice in Boca Raton, FL. For more information about Dr. Man, visit www.drman.com.
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