The Typical Patient
- Comments about looking older, sad, or tired.
- Excess skin, hooding, wrinkles, folds, heaviness, and tired eyes by the end of the day.
- Excess skin, wrinkles, bags or puffiness to the lower eyelids.
- Sagging "hound dog" drooping look to the corners of the eyes.
- Occasional difficulty in vision when looking upward.
The Procedure
- Local or general anesthesia can be used and it takes about two hours for both eyes.
- In the upper eyelid an incision is made in the natural crease, excess skin is removed and the excess fat is removed.
- In the lower eyelid the incision is made below the eyelashes or below the inside edge of the eyelid. Excess fat and skin is removed.
- The muscles are tightened or lifted.
- Wrinkles are removed at the same time by laser or chemical peel.
- This can be combined with the facelift or forehead lift or other cosmetic surgical procedures.
The Recovery
- You can go home after several hours.
- You can shower on the second day after surgery.
- Minimal pain that is mostly gone by the second or third day and easily controlled by medications.
- Swelling which is mild to moderate and peaks at two to three days then disappears rapidly over the next three weeks.
- Minimal bruising which is most at two days then disappears rapidly by three to five days.
- Able to apply camouflage in three to four days and comfortably appear in public at that time.
- Resume many activities within the first week, and most by at least three weeks.
- Stitches removed first at four days.
- Off of work for three to four days, sometimes less, and looking natural very quickly.
The Result
- Very natural, rested, younger appearance.
- Better vision and no more heaviness or discomfort to the eyelids.
- Lasts the rest of your life and always looks better than if you didn't do it.
- Natural and presentable appearance in the first week that just gets better over the next three to six months.