Lower Blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty can be both a functional and cosmetic surgical procedure intended to reshape the upper eyelid or lower eyelid by the removal or repositioning of excess tissue as well as by reinforcement of surrounding muscles and tendons.

• Eyelids (and your eyes) are, perhaps, what other people notice first.
• Eyelid surgery to improve the appearance of the eyelids is often called 'eyelift' or 'blepharoplasty'.
• As we age, your eyelids (both upper and lower) may become 'droopy' or 'baggy'. The eyelid skin stretches and muscle tone weakens
• In addition, your eyebrows may also droop.
• Your droopy upper eyelids and droopy brows may give you the appearance of being sleepy, tired and aging prematurely
• In addition, this sagging, may lead to brow/eyelid strain
• Excess skin can hang over the eyelid and interfere with vision

• Patients with a less severe amount of excess skin may have a similar procedure performed for cosmetic reasons.
• Lower eyelid blepharoplasty is almost always done for cosmetic reasons, to improve puffy lower eyelid "bags" and reduce the wrinkling of skin.
• Blepharoplasty is performed through external incisions made along the natural skin lines of the eyelids, such as the creases of the upper lids and below the lashes of the lower lids, or from the inside surface of the lower eyelid. Initial swelling and bruising take one to two weeks to resolve but at least several months are needed until the final result becomes stable.
• Depending upon the scope of the procedure, the operation takes one to three hours to complete.