Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

Eye Lift
(Blepharoplasty)

         

THE PREOPERATIVE FEATURES

• * Comments about looking older, sad, or tired.
• Excess skin, hooding, wrinkles, folds, heaviness, and inability to apply makeup to the upper eyelids.
• Excess skin, wrinkles, bags or puffiness to the lower eyelids.
• Sagging "hound dog" drooping look to the corners of the eyes.
• Occasional difficulty to vision when looking upward.

THE PROCEDURE

• Local or general anesthesia can be used and it takes about two hours for both eyes.
• In the upper eyelid an incision is made in the natural crease, excess skin is removed and the excess fat is removed.
• In the lower eyelid the incision is made below the eyelashes or below the inside edge of the eyelid. Excess fat and skin is removed.
• The muscles are tightened or lifted.
• Wrinkles are removed at the same time by laser or chemical peel.
• This can be combined with the facelift or forehead lift.

THE RECOVERY

• You can go home after several hours.
• You can shower on the second day after surgery.
• Minimal pain that is mostly gone by the second or third day and easily controlled by medications.
• Swelling which is mild to moderate and peaks a two to three days then disappears rapidly over the next three weeks.
• Minimal bruising which is most at two days then disappears rapidly by three to five days.
• Able to apply make-up in three to four days and comfortably appear in public at that time.
• Resume many activities within the first week, and most by at least three weeks.
• Stitches removed first at four days and the rest at ten days.
• Off of work for three to four days.

THE RESULT

• Very natural, rested, younger appearance.
• Better vision and no more heaviness or discomfort to the eyelids.
• Lasts the rest of your life and always looks better than if you didn't do it.
• Natural and presentable appearance in the first week that just gets better over the next three to six months.