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Planning to Undergo Eyelid Surgery?
from:Eyelid surgery, technically known as blepharoplasty, is considered as the third most famous cosmetic procedure that’s usually done on adults. This surgery is performed to remove fats as well as excess muscle and skin from the lower and upper eyelids. Some individuals undergo eyelid surgery to correct several problems caused by aging while some inherited traits that need this type of treatment even at their early age. This procedure can help correct those puffy eye bugs and drooping eyelids, resulting to less tired, younger appearance.
Eyelid surgery can usually add crease to the upper eyelid especially to Asian eyes but it won’t eliminate the evidences of racial or ethnic heritage. Also, eyelid surgery won’t take away crow’s feet and other types of wrinkles, remove the dark circles under the eyes, or lift those sagging eyebrows. Blepharoplasty can be performed alone, or along with other facial surgery processes like browlift or facelift.
Who are qualified for eyelid surgery?
Eyelid surgery can typically improve the condition and the appearance of your eyes and boost your self-confidence as well. So before you decide to undergo surgery, talk to your surgeon about what you expect after the operation. Among the conditions signifying that you are a good candidate for blepharoplasty are:
· loose skin that usually hangs down from your eyes’ upper lids and perhaps impairing your vision
· excess skin that’s obscuring the normal fold of your upper eyelids
· eye bags and dark circles right under your eyes, typically having a depression down the bony edge of your lower eyelids
· puffy appearance of the upper eyelids, causing the eyes to look tired
· fine wrinkles in the lower eyelids
· droopy lower eyelids that shows the white portion below the iris
Though eyelid surgery can help correct the said problems, other treatments need to be considered in some cases. For example, if the condition of your upper eyelid comes with eyebrow sagging, then the surgeon may recommend a forehead lift. Laser resurfacing process or forehead lift may be required for smoothing the crow’s feet. Moreover, circles under your eyes that come as a result of dark pigmentation may be removed along with chemical peel or bleaching procedures.
What are the Risks of Having an Eyelid Surgery?
When you let a qualified plastic surgeon perform your eyelid surgery, complications are usually minor and infrequent. However, the possibility of complications is always there. Among the said complications are:
· Body’s response to anesthesia
· Asymmetrical scarring
· Infection
· Blurred or double vision few days after the surgery
Some medical situations make eyelid surgery more dangerous and must be taken into consideration before doing the surgery. These health conditions include:
· Diabetes
· Dry eye
· High blood pressure
· Glaucoma
· Cardiovascular disease
· Thyroid problems
· Detached retina
After the blepharoplasty, some patients may experience difficulty in closing their eyes and in some cases, this problem may not be treated at all or may become permanent.
Things to Expect During Blepharoplasty
· The eyelid surgery procedure frequently takes 1 – 3 hours
· The surgeon will use local anesthesia during the eyelid surgery to numb the portion around your eyes
· Usually, intravenous or oral sedatives are given and the patient needs to be awake in the entire surgery procedure
· In some cases, general anesthesia is given and the patient remains asleep during the surgery
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