Eye Procedures

Eye Procedures Before & After Photos

If others perceive you to be tired or angry even when you are not, drooping eyelids and bags under your eyes may need attention. Eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty is recommended for adults who are in good health. Additionally, if your droopy eyelids impair your vision, your insurance company may cover this procedure.

During blepharoplasty, incisions are normally made in the creases of your upper eyelids and just below the lashes of your lower eyelids. After underlying fat and excess skin are removed from the area, sutures are used to close the incisions and leave behind “invisible” scars. A transconjuctival blepharoplasty involves incisions to the lower eyelid, with no skin being removed.

Eyelid surgery is performed as outpatient surgery under general anesthesia and lasts from one to three hours. Stitches are removed after one week and you can return to work within five to seven days. You may resume strenuous activities after about three weeks.

Scarring from eyelid surgery is usually minimal after three weeks and undetectable in six months. In addition to eyelid surgery, fine lines and light wrinkles can be erased from around your eyes with the CO2 (outpatient) laser procedure, which also requires general anesthesia and lasts one to two hours.