Eye Lid Reshaping
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What is a Eye Lid Reshaping?
Cosmetic eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty) dramatically improves the appearance of tired, droopy eyes. This is accomplished by removing excess skin and pockets of fat from the upper and lower eyelids. Many patients combine blepharoplasty with other treatments such as brow lift to eliminate drooping eyebrows, and various cosmetic dermal fillers to treat crow’s feet.
Improving your appearance with Eye Lid Reshaping Surgery
One of the first areas of the face to exhibit signs of aging is the area around the eyes. Under-eye bags and sagging upper eyelids that come with age can be corrected through cosmetic eyelid surgery, also known as blepharoplasty. This relatively minor cosmetic surgery procedure can refresh the appearance of the face and leave it looking years younger.
Who Can Benefit?
People who have the following features are best suited to this procedure. Changes in facial skin (due to weight loss and ageing), downward shifting of the brow and fullness of the upper eyelid skin are the earliest signs of the normal ageing process to become evident. Frequently, swelling of the eyelids, at first only present in the morning seems to hang on longer each day, and eye shadow makeup becomes smudged at the lid folds. Progressive upper lid fullness over long periods of time may produce overhanging skin folds that rest on the eyelashes and can result in partial visual obstruction. Some conditions leading to rather early ageing changes are repeated swelling due to allergic or related systemic problems, and a variety of anatomical characteristics that are genetic in origin.
In addition to the wrinkling and sagging of the eyelid skin, so called “bagginess” may become evident under the lower eyelids and at the inner corners of the upper lids. This is the result of protrusion or out- pouching of the fatty tissues under the lid. Occasionally, this tendency is strongly familial in origin, becoming noticeable at a relatively early age, sometimes in the mid twenties. More often the fullness is developmental in nature and appears at 35-40 becoming even more marked in 40’s and 50’s. Dry, thin skin also contributes to early development of this condition. The preference for early surgical correction applies here as it does to facial surgery in general.
When the condition of the eyelid has progressed to the point of visual impairment, or to the point where the muscular fibres around the eyelids have become overstretched, repair becomes more difficult. Sagging of the overstretched skin requires removal of excess in all directions to achieve maximum benefit. Long standing problems therefore require greater surgical change.
Fortunately, the results of early treatment can be highly successful. There may be more wrinkling or fullness in the skin as years go by. However, once fatty tissue “bags” are removed they generally do not return. Correction may be performed along with the face-lift operation or as an entirely separate procedure when this area alone is primarily involved.
What Results Can I Expect?
Surgical incisions are so placed that they will hardly be visible after several months have elapsed. Initially, they may appear as small red marks just to the side of the eye; as time passes, however, they fade into normal lines ordinarily found in this area. The excess skin and any overstretched muscles fibres are removed from the upper lids along with the protruding fatty tissue. Similar correction is performed for the lower eyelids; in this area, however, specific attention is directed to the elimination of excess skin without undue tension on the lid margin. During surgery the same meticulous attention is directed toward small bleeding points as in any other procedure, and repair of incisions is performed with very fine suture material.
What Are the Risks Associated With The Procedure?
As noted, this operation involves the eyelid structures and the surrounding soft tissues alone. While downward displacement of the lower eyelid is possible as the result of excess tension at the free margin, early and frequent squeezing exercises (repeated tight closure of the eyelids) can remedy this difficulty. Where the soft tissues show absence of good muscular tone before the operation, as in advanced cases, lower eyelid displacements may be significant enough to warrant secondary corrections, which may be necessary despite careful surgical technique. Finally, additional hazards or risks in this operation involve unfavourable healing- excess scar tissue, surgical wound infection or prolonged postoperative swelling and discolouration. The last can be particularly troublesome when darker pigmentation is present before surgery. Additional postoperative problems (infection, bleeding, etc.) are no more frequent than in other types of surgical treatment.
How Long Will The Procedure Take?
The procedure itself takes about 2 hours, depending on the individual case. It is comfortably done under a local anaesthetic with sedation so you will need only a few hours here at Norwood Day Surgery. Seven days after the procedure you will return to have your sutures removed.
Blephoplasty Recovery - What Will I Look Like Straight After Surgery?
The eye area will be swollen and bruised for 10-14 days, gradually subsiding, so that within a month your surgery will be virtually undetectable.
When Can I Wear Eye Makeup?
Two weeks after the procedure, after most swelling has subsided you may apply eye makeup. Of course you may wear regular make-up such as foundation or lipstick right away. Sunglasses are very useful to help you get around.
Is Eyelid Reshaping Surgery Right For Me?
Eye lid reshaping surgery is best suited to patients who have good physical health, understand what is a realistic outcome, vision obstructed by droopy eyelids is a very good reason to undergo the procedure. Eye lid reshaping surgery is not recommended for people who have issues with tear production, have high blood pressure, diabetes, circulatory issues, cardiovascular disease or thyroid disease. Generally not a procedure performed before the age of 35, those who have inherited droopy eyelids may have a valid reason to undergo the procedure earlier. Norwood Day Surgery will present you with all the facts so that you can make an informed decision as to whether Eye Lid reshaping surgery is right for you.
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