Eyelid Surgery Before & After Photos

Eyelid Surgery Before & After Case 1

This beautiful woman had problems with her vision blocked by overhanging eyelid skin. This skin can weigh down the eyelashes, causing irritation and difficulty wearing any makeup around the eyes.

A blepharoplasty, or eyelid lift, was performed to remove the excess eyelid skin.

She is seen at 2 weeks, with a refreshed look and a wider field of view!

She still has some fullness to the upper eyelids because of her brow ptosis. In this case, she is considering a brow lift in the future, and a balance was struck to ensure that if/when she is ready for that, there will still be enough eyelid skin to look natural and not cause any problems with eyelid retraction, dry eyes, or an unnatural appearance.

Eyelid Surgery Before & After Case 2

“I can see if anyone crazy is coming up beside me now! And my eyelids don’t feel as heavy or tired any more.”

5 weeks after upper eyelid lift done in the office, she is enjoying feeling refreshed and seeing the world more completely. Performing this procedure under local anesthesia saves on the costs and potential risks of general anesthesia.

Sutures are removed within a week, and patients usually feel presentable by about 2 weeks. Return to full activities is normally at ~4 weeks post op.

Eyelid Surgery Before & After Case 3

What a joyous person and follow-up appointment! Several centimeters of excess skin was removed from her upper eyelids, helping her feel and look refreshed, without being “overdone”. Upper eyelid lifts can be done under local anesthesia only in the office. This means a quicker recovery, and avoiding the risks and recovery after general anesthesia. Follow-up is at 5-7 days for removal of sutures and ensure there is no sign of infection, and then again at 4 weeks to review scar care and for clearance for all activities. The scars are healing well here at 1 month, with a small suture tail trimmed in clinic leaving a temporary spot that will heal in 1-2 days.

Eyelid Surgery Before & After Case 4

This woman hoped for improved symmetry after extensive previous reconstruction after a car accident.

Anatomic analysis showed insufficient skin and bulk of the upper lid and brow.

The forehead and brow grafted skin was advanced downwards, and filled in with a dermal fat graft to match the normal thickness of eyebrow tissue.

The lower eyelids were softened with fat transposition and fat grafting, to help her feel a little more refreshed using an incision on the inner side of the eyelid.

We agree that it’s a great step, and we look forward to helping offer some hair transplantation and further refinement with small in-office procedures as desired!

Eyelid Surgery Before & After Case 5

Heavy, hooded upper eyelids can affect vision, directly blocking ones view.

Unrecognized by most, the eyelids then make the forehead work harder to raise the eyebrows to pull the eyelid skin up out of the way.

This can lead to accelerated forehead aging, and tension and frontal headaches.

A blepharoplasty can help reduce that upper lid excess skin that accumulates over time. This usually helps people feel and look more refreshed.

The deep lower lid eye bags can be improved at the same time. Usually this is done with a fat repositioning, with further camouflage with fat grafting to the upper cheeks.

Skin excision or tightening of the lower lid can be done with peels/lasers +/- skin excision, though with an increased risk of ectropion, which must be discussed at length ahead of time.

Eyelid Surgery Before & After Case 6

The border between the lower eyelid and the cheek for some people can be undesirably noticeable. There is a connection between the skin, muscle, and down to the bone, that can form a shelf where the eyelid and fat behind it hangs over.

Usually, release of this shelf with redraping of the fat from the lower eyelid, can help to soften this transition, with minimal risk of the lower eyelid being pulled in or down like with other techniques. Further fine fat grafting to the lower lid and cheek and further soften this transition.

This surgery is especially effective for those who appear older than their age because of these heavy eyebags.