Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty)
What is Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery) ?
Blepharoplasty is more commonly known as an eye lift or eyelid lift, and is the third most popular cosmetic procedure in the U.S. today. It can include the upper lids, lower lids, or both, and its goal is a more alert, rested appearance of the eyes.
Who Is a Good Candidate?
As with all surgical procedures, the best candidates for eyelid surgery are non-smokers who are in generally good health and who have realistic expectations about their surgical outcome. Patients that benefit most from this type of surgery include people who have excess or sagging skin around the eyes, including those with hooded eyelids. Blepharoplasty can also be very effective in removing the "bags" underneath the eyes about which so many people complain, as well as improving or removing lines and wrinkles around the eye.
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What is EyePlastics (oculoplastics) or Oculo-Facial?
Eyelid (cosmetic eyelid surgery) :
- Upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty ("eye lift")
- Repair of ptosis (drooping eyelid)
- Excision & reconstruction of skin tumors affecting the skin around the eyes (e.g. basal cell, melanoma)
- Management of dry eye
- Evaluation of eyelid laxity, malposition and lagophthalmos
- Treatment of conjunctival / fornix scarring (Symblepharon)
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Surgery of the Eyelids
Every year, one hundred thousand men and women choose blepharoplasty to improve the way they look. Droopy eyelids can make you look older and can also impair vision. Blepharop lasty corrects these problems and also removes puffiness and bags under the eyes that make you look worn and tired. This procedure cannot alter dark circles, fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes, nor can it change sagging eyebrows. Though blepharoplasty is often performed as a single procedure, your surgeon may also recommend a browlift, facelift, or skin resurfacing to achieve the best results.
Eyelid surgery
Blepharoplasty can be both a functional and cosmetic surgical procedure intended to reshape the upper eyelid or lower eyelid by the removal or repositioning of excess tissue as well as by reinforcement of surrounding muscles and tendons.
When an advanced amount of upper eyelid skin is present, the skin may protrude over the eyelashes and causing a loss of peripheral vision. The outer and upper parts of the visual field are most commonly affected and the condition may cause difficulty with activities such as driving or reading. In this circumstance, upper eyelid blepharoplasty is performed to improve peripheral vision. Patients with a less severe amount of excess skin may have a similar procedure performed for cosmetic reasons. Lower eyelid blepharoplasty is almost always done for cosmetic reasons, to improve puffy lower eyelid "bags" and reduce the wrinkling of skin.
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