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Ask a Plastic Surgeon / Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery)
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Question: What can be corrected with eyelid surgery and how are scars reduced or hidden with the procedure?
Response: Cosmetic eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty) removes the excess fat and wrinkled, drooping skin of the upper eyelids that can make you look constantly tired or sad. It also eliminates bags under your eyes and tightens your lower-eyelid skin.
Fat and loose skin are removed from your upper eyelid area through an incision that is hidden withing the natural eyelid fold. The incision extends slightly beyond the outside corner of your eye where it easily blends into existing laugh lines or other creases. If your upper eyelid problem is aggravated by sagging of your eyebrows, then I may recommend the patient have a brow lift as well. Treatment of the lower eyelids often requires an incision that is hidden just below your lower lashes. Through this incision, excess skin, muscle and fat are removed or adjusted; sometimes fat may be repositioned to eliminate puffiness or bulges. If your lower eyelid skin is not excessive, I may use a different technique that removes fat through an incision placed inside the lid. Also, a laser is sometiems used to resurface the lower eyelid skin and to achieve a small degree of skin tightening.
Submitted: 4-7-2006; SF, Florida
Response: 4-11-2006; Kris Reddy, MD, West Palm Beach, FL Dr. Reddy's web site
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