Upper blepharoplasty is the most common form of eye surgery, where any excess skin of the upper lid is removed.
Preparing for eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)
Upper blepharoplasty is the most common form of eye surgery, where any excess skin of the upper lid is removed. At the same time its possible to remove fat if it is bulging into the lid. Upper lids can only be treated under local anaesthetic as a day patient.
Sometimes, hooded eyelids are caused not only by excess skin but because the eyebrow has dropped down towards the eyelashes. In this case, a procedure is required to lift the brow.
Various procedures are used but the operation becoming most popular is the limited removal of a crescent of skin at the hairline.
Lower eyelid surgery, or lower blepharoplasty, is a more involved operation that requires a general anaesthetic. An incision is made just below the lashes and the skin and muscle lifted forward to allow the removal of fat that may be bulging through. Surplus skin is removed before the wound is stitched. This operation is very effective at removing eye bags but is less predictable at removing wrinkles because the amount of skin that can be removed may be limited, removing too much skin will cause the lower lid to be dragged down.
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