Oculoplasty

What is oculoplasty?

Oculoplasty or ocular plastic surgery is a surgery that involves an intervention on the periocular facial structures to resolve conditions affecting the periocular facial structures (eyelids, orbit and tear duct).

It is the part of ophthalmology that treats these problems, either medically or surgically.

Why is it performed?

It includes a wide variety of medical and surgical procedures and includes the correction of different conditions, among them:

  • Bags and excess skin in the eyelids.
  • Correction of drooping eyelid or ptosis.
  • Eyelid retraction.
  • Ocular tumors.
  • Eyebrow ptosis.
  • Treatment of entropion.
  • Extropion treatment.

The most common treatments are those related to the composition of the eyelid, such as bags or eyelid drooping, but also those related to aesthetics.

What type of patients request this type of treatment?

The people who undergo this treatment are varied. Oculoplasty is a specialty that covers children’s problems, but also problems such as eyelid bags or eyebrow ptosis.

Therefore, there is no specific target audience, but you want to request this treatment are patients with a specific need and that through oculoplasty can be solved.

Benefits of oculoplasty

This surgery focuses on solving pathological problems, but also allows to treat aesthetic issues such as facial rejuvenation.

How is the procedure performed?

The procedure is performed under local anesthesia and on an outpatient basis. Recovery is quick and during the postoperative period changes in color, some signs of scarring or a small hematoma may be seen, but they disappear within a few days.

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Results

The results of oculoplastic surgery are practically immediate.