Eyelid surgery / Blepharoplasty

If you have sagging eyelids or bagginess under the lower eyelids, then eyelid surgery can help restore the freshness of your eyes just with the help of a small procedure. Also known as blepharoplasty, an eyelid surgery is usually done for the purpose of removing the excessive skin from the eyelids that appears due to the lack of elasticity in the skin as a result of aging. 

WHY DO YOU NEED EYELID SURGERY?

If you have excessive skin under your eyes that causes bulges, have extra skin hanging over your eyes that obscures your vision or have wrinkles under your eyes then you are definitely in need for eyelid surgery. In order to get this surgery, it’s best if your overall physical health is good. You must go for this surgery if you are older than thirty-five years. Some people have the issue of baggy eyelids running in their family so if you have then genetic issue of baggy eyelids and you are still young then you must instantly go for this surgery.

BENEFITS

Upper lid blepharoplasty can improve two problem areas:
• Excess skin on the upper eyelid itself, often called “hooding of the upper lid”
• Puffiness in the inner corner and middle of the upper eyelid caused by the pushing forward of fat

Lower eyelid blepharoplasty will not eliminate dark circles, fine lines or wrinkles around the eyes, or alter sagging eyebrows

To enhance the results of your eyelid procedure, your surgeon may also recommend:
• A brow lift to correct a drooping brow and smooth the forehead
• A facelift for saggy jowls

Therefore, Blepharoplasty is frequently combined other procedures, facelift or forehead lift, and can be combined with chemical resurfacing to smooth skin wrinkles.

Common Benefits of Eyelid Surgery:
It can make a remarkable difference in the appearance of the face, helping the appearance of tiredness and old age by eliminating the excess, wrinkled skin beneath the eyes. The eyes appear fresher and more youthful, and the results will last for many years.

THINGS TO KEEPS IN MIND BEFORE GOING FOR THE EYELID SURGERY

Before you make an appointment to meet with your surgeon, there are certain things that you should keep in your mind. After getting the surgery, you won’t be able to operate the heavy machinery or drive the car, so you will have to ask another person to drive you home. You must stay away from sunlight for a few days and refrain from watching TV or any other smart device. You will have to stay at home for some time, so you need to take some time off from work. If you feel your eyes getting dry, then you must not panic as this situation is quite normal and gets under control after one to two weeks.

DURING EYELID SURGERY

The best plastic surgeons working at Dr Yasemin TOKSOZ Aesthetic Clinics get your eyelid surgery done within two hours. During this surgery, the surgeon will provide you with the local anesthesia and will start working on the upper eyelids. This surgery is usually conducted by making an incision along the natural lines of the eyelid. After making an incision, the surgeon will then remove the excessive fat from underneath the skin. The surgeon will then apply the stitches after the completion of the surgery. These stitches are usually applied in such a way that others won’t be able to tell any difference after the complete healing of the eyelids.

AFTER EYELID SURGERY

After you are done with the eyelid surgery, you will experience swelling in your eyes which will subside within a week. After two weeks, your eyes would look as normal as any other pair of eyes. The results of the eyelid surgery will be so astounding that you will look almost ten to twenty years younger than your actual age.

PROCEDURE

Incisions are typically made in the creases of your upper eyelids and just below the lashes in your lower eyelids, making scars virtually invisible. After the underlying fat and excess skin are removed, the incisions are closed with fine sutures designed to leave nearly invisible scars. In a Transconjuctival Blepharoplasty, the surgeon makes the incision inside the lower eyelid. No skin is removed and the incision is closed with dissolving sutures.

For lower lid blepharoplasty:
1. An incision is made along the lash line.
2. Excess fat, muscle and skin are removed.
3. Fine sutures are used to close the incision.
4. Permanent stitches will be removed 3-5 days after the procedure.

If you have a pocket of fat beneath your lower eyelids, but do not need to have any loose skin removed, your surgeon may recommend a transconjunctival blepharoplasty. In this procedure the incision is made inside your lower eyelid, leaving no visible scar.

It is usually performed on younger patients with fatty lower eyelids. Transconjunctival blepharoplasty does not tighten the skin, but nicely reduces the puffiness in the lower eyelid region without visible scars.

For transconjunctival blepharoplasty:
1. Incision is made on the inside of the lower eyelid
2. Excess fat and muscle are removed (no tightening or removing of skin)
3. Incision is closed with self-dissolving sutures or they will heal naturally without sutures.