Eyelid surgery is considered the most effective way to look much younger, since this operation allows you to correct the eyelids that become heavier in the process of facial changes and give the patient an open, radiant look, as in youth.
Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) is a plastic surgery during which the formed fatty hernias in the eye area are removed or moved.
If necessary, excess skin around the eyelids is also removed. Among anti-age operations, blepharoplasty occupies a leading position, as it allows you to quickly and effectively achieve a rejuvenating result.
To whom and in what situations eyelid surgery is recommended
The area around the eyes undergoes the aging process much earlier than other areas of the face, because here the skin is especially delicate and thin, combined with high mimic activity.
Already from about 25 years of age, the formation of small wrinkles can be observed in this zone, later the overhang of the upper eyelid joins. And the so-called "bags" under the eyes, if this deficiency is associated with congenital weakness of the muscles and ligaments in the region of the lower eyelids, they may also appear at the age of 18.
Blepharoplasty is designed to eliminate all unaesthetic changes in the appearance of the area of the upper and lower eyelids.
With the help of eyelid surgery, modern aesthetic medicine offers to solve the following problems:
- elimination of wrinkles in the corners of the eyes;
- getting rid of "bags" under the eyes;
- correction of "heavy" century;
- elimination of overhanging skin of the upper eyelid;
- Asian eye shape change.
What types of blepharoplasty are there: understanding the terms?
Eyelid surgery can be performed both in isolated mode – upper or lower blepharoplasty, or combine correction of both zones at the same time – quadrilateral blepharoplasty. This operation is often combined with a forehead lift, rhinoplasty, contouring, laser peeling to get the maximum rejuvenating effect.
Features of blepharoplasty and the recovery period after it
The eyelid surgery is not considered very difficult by surgeons, but only if the specialist is highly qualified and has significant experience in performing blepharoplasty. Patients are advised to carefully choose a specialist to whom they will be ready to entrust eyelid surgery.
Yes, in modern clinics for those who decide on a correction in the eye area, a detailed initial consultation is mandatory.
Fatty hernias under the eyes: how can modern cosmetology help?
The doctor examines the patient, makes the necessary studies and tells in detail what result can be achieved in this particular case, what can be corrected and in what way, how to minimize possible risks, how effective the surgical intervention will be and what additional types of correction it can be used with match.
Then the doctor answers all the questions of the patient, discusses with him, among other things, the surgical methods of the operation – so that he accurately imagines where and how the postoperative sutures will be located.

An eyelid surgery lasts an average of 20 minutes to one hour, it all depends on the extent of the correction. Blepharoplasty is usually performed under general anesthesia, after which the patient remains under the supervision of doctors for about a day, but if he feels well, he can go home on the same day.
Immediately after the operation, the patient receives recommendations from the surgeon regarding the features of the recovery period. So, after blepharoplasty, you need to wear a special bandage for 2-3 days, which protects the seams, prevents bruising and reduces swelling. On the 3-5th postoperative day, the sutures are removed, the patient returns to & nbsp; about ten days after blepharoplasty.
The final result of blepharoplasty is usually evaluated two months after the operation.
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