Want your 20s and 30s look back? Go for blepharoplasty!

Aesthetic (cosmetic) eyelid surgery, also called blepharoplasty helps to removes the excess fat, skin and wrinkles.

It is the most appropriate way to rejuvenate ones appearance and get rid of tired and sad looking face. It also eliminates bags under the eyes and tightens the lower eyelid skin. Thus, it’s the best method to correct problems that are the results of aging.

If you too are facing such issue, make sure you have gathered whole information about eyelid operation and then fixed an appointment with a certified surgeon.

Technique:

The amount of excess fat and skin in the eyelid areas, the position of the eyebrows, and the condition of the muscle around the eyelids will help determine the type of technique (upper or lower eyelid surgery) followed by the surgeon.

In upper eyelid surgery in NYC performed by surgeons, incisions are made on the natural folds of upper eyelid or on the creases. The excess skin and fatty tissue removed from the upper eyelid.

In lower eyelid surgery, incisions are made below the lashes. Likewise, in upper eyelid operation, the excess skin, muscle and fat are removed. Patients who have puffiness and bulges the fat redistributed to their eyes. Other problems such as muscle laxity solved via it.

Once the motive of removing excessive skin and fat from upper and lower eyelid, the surgeon will close the incisions and place sutures. Followed to it, surgeon will tell some dos and don’ts to patient which is must to follow in order to get desired results of surgery.

Benefits:

• Good appearance
• Surgery is carried out easily
• After few months incisions do fade
• Rare complications are there in aesthetic eyelid surgery
• Mostly performed on outpatient
• Patient can resume to work or normal activities within 10 days
• Get desired results
• Good level of patient satisfaction

Other Considerations:

• Risk is associated with every surgical procedure. Potential complications include reactions to anesthesia, hematoma and infection
• Blur vision for few days
• Bruising, mild swelling and sensation around the eyes
• Following surgery, dryness or irritation in the eye would be felt
• Possibility of additional surgery, if want prefect results
• Patients suffering from high blood pressure, thyroid, diabetes, allergies will face higher risks

Laser Blepharoplasty– the modern procedure of eyelid lifting

During the period between 70s and 90s, the procedure of cosmetic eyelid lifting primarily consisted of cutting down the fat and skins around the eyelids and then rejoining the skin which gave the eyes a firmer look. However, with time, the patients who went under this procedure began to look as if their eyes are hollow.

Medical and cosmetic industry kept evolving every day, and with the introduction of better techniques and methods. That is why, modern procedures (like laser Blepharoplasty) has taken a shift from cutting of skin towards preserving and redistribution the fat and skin surrounding the eyelids. The distribution and preservation of fat along the eye area results in a smooth, plump and young look, and the results of this procedure last longer.

The difference between the eyes and face of someone in his 20s and someone in his 40s is that the former will have a smooth and flawless connection that looks like a convex curve starting from lower eyelid till cheeks. The focus of laser eyelid lift is to recreate that smooth and young ‘lid-cheek connection’ as it is the key to rejuvenate the regions around eyes.

As you hit the forth decade of your life, the bags of fats around the eyes begin to protrude. Along with that, begins the hollowing that occurs below the bags formed under the eyes. This hollowing effect is termed as ‘tear-trough’. This results in tired and worn-out face. Laser eyelid surgery in NYC plumps up that region by making the skin contract and shrink which ultimately smoothes out the wrinkles, tiny lines and bulging skin bags.

The major distinction between conventional procedure and laser procedure is that the latter involves creations of no incisions and makes use of no scalpel or knife during the treatment. Instead of that, it involves use of a laser beam (CO2 laser) to create a tiny incision within eyelids. The benefit of it is that it minimizes bleeding, which patients otherwise experienced during normal surgery. As a result, the recovery is also less complicated and easier.

Typical it takes somewhere between 1 to 3 hours to complete laser eye-lifting. The duration will vary depending on the amount of work that a person will need and underlying complexities. Normally it takes a combination of sedation and local anesthesia to carry out laser Blepharoplasty.

Laser eyelid surgery in NYC is good not only for candidates but for surgeons too, as it makes the eyelid region more visible. Therefore, it allows undertaking a quicker, safer and better procedure.

General care required after eyelid operation!

After every cosmetic operation there are some precautions that are essentially important to be followed. Likewise after eyelid operation some dos and don’ts are there, suggested by the surgeons that must be followed.

Following are those few instructions and information:

• Sutures should be cleaned regularly so that incision doesn’t start bleeding.
• To remove mucus, warm compresses should be done adequately.
• Regular visit to the surgeon is important, because sometimes sutures get untied or break.
• Do not right away apply ointment after the sutures are removed. You can start applying it before going to bed.
• Apply warm compresses at least once a day, for about four to five days.
• If you undergo eyelid surgery in a city like NY by renowned professionals like Dr Jennifer Levine, keep in mind that eyelids do not close for at least first three weeks. So, a patient needs to use over-the-counter artificial tear such as murine, hypotears, tears naturale, etc. in order to sooth the eyes. Likewise at night, a lubrication ointment such as lacrilube, duolube, etc. should be directly applied on the eyes.
• Do not apply makeup to eyes, as it may cause reactions. However, a light application of a concealer make-up can be applied to the upper cheek area in order to hide the bruising.
• Patients should not drink and smoke.
• One would look not-so-good for first few days, but gradually with time bruising and swelling will go away and hence a difference can be seen on the patients face.
• Do not use contact lenses.
• Patient needs to keep be calm, as nothing will happen overnight. The scares will go gradually.
• Incisions may turn red after the operation, but with time it will fade.
• One may feel itching for few months, but he or she needs to keep their hands away from the eyes.
• Tightness or numbness would be there on the eyes after the operation.
• The degree of swelling would be different in both the eyes; therefore, patient should not evaluate the success of surgery on this.
• If you have any questions or doubts, you must not hesitate to ask the surgeon.

Having discussed all the above dos and don’ts of eyelid operation, you must now have gotten an idea about what all things you must keep in mind, if you have undergone this procedure or thinking to go for it.

All these will be explained to you by your surgeon before you undergo the operation. Various other details would be provided to patient that would help him or her recover fast.

Make a note to adhere all the aforementioned instructions after the eyelid surgery is performed in NYC or elsewhere.