Blepharoplasty is the medical term for eyelid surgery, typically involving removing fat, muscle or excess skin from the eyelids. Perhaps unsurprisingly, upper blepharoplasty refers to surgery of the upper eyelid, and lower blepharoplasty for the lower lid. More often than not, surgery of this sort is recommended for cosmetic purposes, though in some cases it is used to improve vision. Cosmetically, the procedures combat sagging of the lid; medically, it’s much the same: if lids are sagging too much, it can impede vision, and blepharoplasty is the corrective action. Coastal Dermatology & Plastic Surgery in Long Beach, CA can accommodate your needs, whether for cosmetic or medical reasons.
Before jumping into surgery, it’s first important to schedule a consultation and evaluate if the procedure is right for you. It will be important to review your medical history and conduct a thorough examination of your eyelids before jumping into a surgical procedure. Good candidates are healthy individuals with no prior medical conditions and who don’t smoke. If you have had a prior serious eye condition that may rule you out as a candidate. A consultation can also give perspective as well regarding the results you can expect from blepharoplasty.
Blepharoplasty Helps Upper and Lower Eyelids
In case you’ve got hanging upper eyelids, particularly on the off chance they are hanging over the eyes, you have an issue that is fixed with an upper blepharoplasty. Hanging upper eyelid skin is a common issue that is often possible as we age. As we get older, the upper eyelid muscles holding the eyelid in get weaker. This debilitating of the upper eyelid muscles can cause upper eyelid hanging. As it expands with age, the upper eyelid skin loses much of its elasticity and versatility. As it gets less taut, the upper eyelid skin can hang over the eye itself. Excess upper eyelid skin can be expelled with an upper blepharoplasty surgery.
Drooping skin does not influence just the upper eyelids. It can impact the lower eyelids as well, giving the appearance of packs beneath your eyes. Drooping, lower eyelids can drag the eyelid from the eye and cause the white portion of the lower eye to become uncovered. You’ll similarly be a great candidate for a lower blepharoplasty if you have greasy stores within the lower eyelids. A lower blepharoplasty can expel an abundance of lower eyelid fat.
About the Blepharoplasty Process
A specialist will perform your eyelid surgery in a healing center, an outpatient surgery center, or a surgeon’s office. Though the procedure requires some amount of anesthetics, it’s a same-day procedure where you leave post operation. Your specialist performs eyelid surgery by making cuts within the characteristic wrinkles of your eyelids. At that point, the specialist evacuates any overabundance skin and delicately removes fat and encompassing connective tissues to achieve the desired results. At most, you’ll just need to plan a ride home after surgery so you can get rest for the remainder of that day.
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