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Eyelid Surgery
If you're considering a eyelid surgery...
Eyelid surgery (technically called blepharoplasty) is a procedure to
remove fat--usually along with excess skin and muscle from the upper
and lower eyelids. Eyelid surgery can correct drooping upper lids and
puffy bags below your eyes - features that make you look older and more
tired than you feel, and may even interfere with your vision. However,
it won't remove crow's feet or other wrinkles, eliminate dark circles
under your eyes, or lift sagging eyebrows. While it can add an upper
eyelid crease to Asian eyes, it will not erase evidence of your ethnic
or racial heritage. Blepharoplasty can be done alone, or in conjunction
with other facial surgery procedures such as a facelift or browlift.
If you're considering eyelid surgery, this information will give you a
basic understanding of the procedure-when it can help, how it's
performed, and what results you can expect. It can't answer all of your
questions, since a lot depends on the individual patient and the
surgeon. Please ask your surgeon about anything you don't understand.
THE BEST CANDIDATES FOR EYELID SURGERY
Blepharoplasty can enhance your appearance and your self-confidence, but
it won't necessarily change your looks to match your ideal, or cause
other people to treat you differently. Before you decide to have
surgery, think carefully about your expectations and discuss them with
your surgeon.
The best candidates for eyelid surgery are men and women who are
physically healthy, psychologically stable, and realistic in their
expectations. Most are 35 or older, but if droopy, baggy eyelids run in
your family, you may decide to have eyelid surgery at a younger age.
A few medical conditions make blepharoplasty more risky. They include
thyroid problems such as hypothyroidism and Graves' disease, dry eye or
lack of sufficient tears, high blood pressure or other circulatory
disorders, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. A detached retina or
glaucoma is also reason for caution; check with your ophthalmologist
before you have surgery.
More information can be obtained by visiting the source of this
information at: PlasticSurgery.org
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