Eyelid Surgery

Request a consultation at our practice to meet with one of our cosmetic surgeons and learn more about whether this procedure can help you look younger. We also encourage you to explore our eyelid surgery before and after photos to see the dramatic results that our patients have achieved.

The best candidates for blepharoplasty, or eye surgery, are men who are already in good health and who have realistic expectations about the results of their procedure.

While most men who choose blepharoplasty are in their late 30s or older, those who have drooping or baggy eyelids due to genetics may opt to have the procedure done sooner.

There are also some medical conditions that may cause eyelids to droop enough that vision is partially obscured. For these men, surgery is often recommended to improve overall quality of life.

Eyelid surgery repairs sagging eyelids and can remove bagginess from around the eye as well, although it will not change the structure of the rest of the face. Since the surgery is usually performed on an outpatient basis, a hospital stay is usually not required.

For upper blepharoplasty, your surgeon places incisions within the natural folds of the lids. For surgery on the lower lid, the incision is made along the lash line or within the smile creases. Through these incisions, your surgeon removes excess fat and skin that may be contributing to the puffy or drooping appearance of your eye.

To minimize the possibility of scarring, very fine sutures are used to close the incisions. The surgery takes one to two hours, depending on whether both upper and lower lids are being operated upon, and whether other procedures are being included.

An eyelid lift is a procedure often performed with additional facial procedures. Brow lifts are often included to help improve the appearance of the eyes. In order to further reduce signs of aging, a facelift may be necessary in combination with the blepharoplasty. To smooth out the skin around your eye, you may want to consider BOTOX® Cosmetic.