Adelaide Cosmetic Surgery

Things to know about Eyelid / Eye Lift Surgery (Blepharoplasty)
Adelaide, South Australia

Eyelid surgery also known as an eye lift, in the medical terms is also known as blepharoplasty. Eyelid surgery is a popular cosmetic plastic surgery to remove excess skin, fat or muscle from the upper and lower eyelids. The surgery can also treat another medical problem called ptosis. Ptosis is known as the condition of drooping eyelid, which is caused by poor muscle tone or nerve damage. Ptosis causes the eyelids to hang very low and block vision.

Drooping eyebrows or wrinkles cannot be treated through eyelid surgery; only drooping eyelids can be treated. Eyelid surgery improves baggy skin under the eyes, sinking upper eyelids or drooping eyelashes that impair vision. Often blepharoplasty is performed with another cosmetic surgery like facelift or brow lift in order to improve droopy eyebrows, facial sagging and crow’s feet. Another method, called the transcutaneous technique requires an incision along the eyelash margin. Through the incision, excess skin, loose muscle and fat can be removed. The incision line fades after a short amount of time.

As the age of a person grows excess of skin forms in the eye area, due to which the skin loses its elasticity. Fatty tissue may get accumulate under the skin, due to which your eyes will look older. Even though after taking good skincare and eyecare, wrinkles, puffiness and drooping eyelids will catch you up and these aging processes leaves the eyes to appear tired, wrinkled or puffy. Even younger people can face these aging effects due to genetic factors and body chemistry. This plastic surgery can help you to restore a youthful, young and refreshing appearance to your eyes.

The candidates who are physically healthy, well-informed about the surgical procedures and emotionally stable are best suited for the blepharoplasty surgery. The candidates should have at least 35 years of age for the surgery, even through genetic factors may indicate treatment for younger people. The candidates who have dry eyes, high blood pressure, hypothyroidism, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, glaucoma, or Graves’ disease are not eligible for the eyelid surgery. Even the anatomy including bone and supporting structure are considered for the eligibility.

The blepharoplasty surgery is generally conducted under local anesthesia — while you are sedated, numbed and awake — in an outpatient surgery center, surgeon’s office or hospital. For the surgery general anesthesia (meaning, while you are asleep) may be used. The time of the surgery would be approximately three hours, based on the extent of the procedure. The patients can return back home within hours of the eyelid surgery.

Following the surgery the eyes of the patent will be lubricated and covered with bandage. Oral medications might be helpful but with discomfort and pain. The patient will have to follow a list of instructions for several days following the surgery. The list of instructions include use of cold compresses, the proper way to clean your eyes, use of lubricating eye drops, head elevation, no makeup, no alcohol, no television and no contact lenses. Sunglasses and protective sun block are required for several weeks.