Blepharoplasty

• General
• The Consultation
• The Operation
• Recovery
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At your consultation, your cosmetic surgeon will ask about your general medical history and any previous eyelid surgery. He or she will also ask about any possible thyroid or kidney disease as these can produce swelling of the eyelids, and about any history of eyelid conditions and dryness of the eyes.

Your cosmetic surgeon will also point out normal differences in facial symmetry you may never have noticed, and describe the results you can expect from your surgery and the positioning of the scars.

It is very important to highlight to your cosmetic surgeon the elements that you find most objectionable about the appearance of your eyelids and to try to define what you would like to see as an end result.

• Not infrequently, heavy upper eyelids can be significantly corrected using a forehead lift.
• Your cosmetic surgeon will make clear the kind of changes you can expect from each procedure, as well as its inherent limitations.

New techniques allow for elevation and support of the lateral part of the eyebrow through the upper eyelid procedure. This can combine the benefits of a forehead lift and upper lid blepharoplasty in a smaller procedure. At the same time, it is now possible to reduce the frown lines between the eyebrows during an upper eyelid surgery, by directly accessing the muscles that produce the lines and weakening them.