Illinois/Chicago Area Plastic Surgery Procedures:
Eyelid Lift (Blepharoplasty)
As patients age, the eyelid skin and underlying structures may become more inelastic or attenuated, leading to redundant folds of skin, drooping of the upper or lower eyelids, or prominence/herniation of the underlying fat pads.
This is most often addressed via an upper or lower (or comcomitant) eyelid lift, or "blepharoplasty". During this procedure, the surgeon trims away excess skin or bulging fat, with the goal of eliminating heavy-looking lids and leaving the patient with a "refreshed" look. Structural drooping of the upper lids or laxity of the lower lids can often be addressed at the same procedure. (Finer periorbital wrinkles or "crow's feet" are not significantly improved by this procedure, however; please see the sections on Laser Resurfacing or Botox injections.) Blepharoplasty can usually be performed as an outpatient under local anesthesia with light IV sedation, or deeper "twilight" anesthesia under the supervision of an anesthesiologist.
Case #1: 38 year-old woman who underwent upper blepharoplasty (following prior browlift); approximately 4 weeks post-op.
Case #2: 52 year-old Chicago-area woman who underwent upper and lower blepharoplasty; approximately 2 months post-op.
Case #3: 47 year-old Chicago-area woman who underwent upper and lower blepharoplasty; approximately 6 weeks post-op.
Case #4: 61 year-old white female who underwent upper and lower blepharoplasty, approximately 3 months post-op.
Case #5: 64 year-old Chicago-area woman who underwent upper and lower blepharoplasty; approximately 3 months post-op.
For additional information regarding blepharoplasty, please see the American Society of Plastic Surgery website.
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(Link references used with permission from the ASPS; our approach to certain problems may differ from those described by the ASPS.)
