When we interact with others, eye contact is perhaps the most important way we express ourselves.  Bright open eyes convey alertness, vigor, and youth.  However, eyes that sag due to excess skin or are puffy due to excess fat convey a tired, older appearance even though you may feel energetic and rested.  The blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, can improve these problems.  Two problems seen in aging eyelids cannot be corrected by blepharoplasty alone; dark circles and wrinkles due to skin texture.

For the upper eyelids the incision line is placed at the natural eyelid crease.  Excess skin, muscle and fat are then removed.  Because the incision is placed in a natural crease, it is frequently almost invisible after surgery. 

A number of options exist in performing lower eyelid surgery.  The traditional approach places the incision just below the eyelashes. Excess skin and fat are trimmed directly.  While this technique is used in some cases, the most common approach at our center is the transconjunctival, in which the incision is placed inside the eyelid, invisible from the outside.  While excess fat can be removed through this incision, excess skin cannot.  Excess skin can be removed just below the eyelashes in a "pinch technique" or in some cases lower resurfacing can both tighten excess skin and improve wrinkles at the same time.

Patient 1

Upper Blepharoplasty (Upper Eyelids) - NO Brow Lift

Patient 2

Endoscopic Brow Lift and Upper Blepharoplasty (Eyelids)

Patient 3

Endoscopic Brow Lift and Upper Blepharoplasty (Eyelids)