How to rejuvenate the eyes with blepharoplasty surgery?

Blepharoplasty is the cosmetic surgery of the eyelids. Its objective is to improve the appearance of our look, rejuvenate it, through a simple surgery that removes excess skin and fat in the eyelids. It is performed under local anesthesia and minimal sedation, which allows the patient to go home on their own, without pain and eyes open after about twenty minutes after the intervention.

This surgery, highly demanded, can be performed on all those people with excess skin in their eyelids, fat bags or tired look in their eyes. It does not depend on sex or age, only the will to improve the look, always after the recognition and assessment of an expert surgeon. The management of the patient’s expectations is essential, as well as knowing what to expect in the days following the procedure and when the results will arrive. All these questions must be perfectly clarified by the professional in the previous visit.

Before undergoing surgery, the specialist’s assessment is necessary.

In the individualized study of each patient should be established some circumstances that make it advisable to postpone surgery, such as:

  • Pregnancy.
  • Lactation period.
  • Being subjected to aggressive treatments for serious systemic pathologies.

In cases of anticoagulant medication, a substitutive regimen in previous days is sufficient to be able to undergo surgery.

As for the results, blepharoplasty has a very lasting result over time, so much so that, in principle, it is proposed as a single surgery. The patient’s appearance three months after surgery will remain stable for many years.

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How can the surgery be used to perform other aesthetic touch-ups?

Aesthetic eyelid surgery is not limited to removing skin and fat. The excess skin is resected according to each case, following an individualized scheme. Fat is removed or transposed to achieve the best possible result and harmonize the aesthetics of the eyelid. It is also possible to fill sunken areas by injecting the patient’s own fat (lipofilling) and improve the position of the eyebrows or lateral edges with various techniques that are performed in the same surgical procedure.

In addition, various non-surgical and less aggressive procedures can be associated to achieve even better results. These are botulinum toxin applications, hyaluronic acid fillers, laser skin treatments, or the use of skinboosters to improve the appearance of the skin.