Lower lids can suffer from excess fat, dark circles, or sometimes be hollow. Surgery removes or moves the fat and smooths the skin. Several different techniques may be used to help a person appear less tired and more refreshed.
Because of age or genetics, the upper lids can have excess skin over the lashes. Removal of the skin and lifting the lid include different procedures, each matched to the patient for a healthy, rejuvenated look.
Heavy upper lid eye surgery, commonly known as upper blepharoplasty, is a surgical procedure that removes excess skin, fat, and sometimes muscle from the upper eyelids. The primary goal of the surgery is to reduce the appearance of droopy or sagging upper eyelids, which can occur due to aging, genetics, or certain medical conditions.
The eyes often betray our age before other parts of the face. Treating both the upper and lower lids at the same time can return balance to the upper face.
Upper lid surgery opens the eyes and reduces shadows which conceal the actual color of the iris. Lower lid surgery removes eye bags and some wrinkles, but shouldn’t move the lower lid or open the eye at all. The lower lid margin should stay the same after surgery as it was before.
Four lid surgery, also known as quadruple blepharoplasty, involves the surgical correction of both the upper and lower eyelids on each eye.
Eyelid surgery alone can take years off your appearance. The patient shown here is 74 years young.
Eyelid surgery can be combined with other facial surgeries such as face or neck lift or browlift.
