The look is the main form of communication between individuals. Key elements in facial expressions, the eyes, convey messages about emotions, vitality and age. The first impression is more important today than ever.So a lively, young look inspire confidence and attract sympathy.
As the rest of the face, eyelids are composed of layers of skin, muscle and fat. In time, age, sun exposure and genetic inheritance make the skin to lose elasticity, with droppy muscles, which causes droopiness of eyelids. The fat ( which slips in front), is causing swelling and bags under the eyes. All these will make you look tired, sad or older than you are.
Interventions on upper eyelids!
To correct upper eyelid, excess skin is removed and, if necessary, the fat herniation, or even a strip of the eyelid muscle. Incision line will be hidden in the ditch above the eye, so it will not be visible. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia and takes between 20-30 minutes.
Interventions on lower eyelids!
If it's a young person, with bags under his eyes, there is only one intervention, to remove the excess fat. Under local anesthesia, an incision it will be done on the inside surface of the eyelid (transconjunctival blepharoplasty) allowing the removal of the bags of fat. The excess of the fat is removed and the surgery is completed. Usually wires are not required. The surgery last 20 minutes. It is not an invasive procedure and the recovery process is very short with no visible scars.
In case of excess of fat and skin, a more difficult surgery is required (transcutaneous), when making an incision below the lashes, extended with 1 cm to the corner of the eye. Then the eyelid muscle is lifted getting to the fat. The fat is removed or rearranged, muscle is sutured - possibly in a new position, and then the excess skin is removed and sutured. This intervention is more far-reaching, so it may require general anesthesia and takes about 60 minutes.
In recent years, this intervention on the lower eyelid (lower blepharoplasty) is becoming less frequently performed, on rare cases! Due to the risk of lower eyelid retraction (ectropion- when the lower eyelid turns outwards!), is recommended to be done in combination with mid-face lift (central-facial 3D), at which it is obtained and a cheek rejuvenation. It increases the costs, but lower the risk of ectropion, giving patients great satisfaction, so it worth the effort (see lifting central-facial 3D)!
Obviously that can be combined interventions in the same day: both the upper and lower eyelids, or associated with facial lift or injections of substances, depending on what you want and what you decided to your surgeon.
Postoperative
Interventions are performed by ELLMAN Radio-plasma method with a minimum bleeding which ensures a fast healing.
On the incisions are applied thin sterile bandages. Pain is absent or minimal and disappears with the usual painkillers.Suture wires are removed after 4-5 days.
In the following days, the eyelids are becoming stained and swollen , but without affecting the eye vision. Moreover, when the interventions are performed under local anesthesia, the patient may drive.
However, it is recommended that in the next few days to avoid stress and physical effort. Walking and watching TV are allowed in the same day. Avoid physical exercises for the following 2 weeks.
You shall see the results of the surgery after only few days, but the final result will appear after few weeks. Although you shall remain with small scars, they will be well hidden in the eyelid contours and it will fade over time.
Although results from eyelid surgery are long lasting, it is important to realize that your face will continue to grow old.
However, eyelid surgery can successfully restore youthful appearance of eyes for years to come.
