Eyelid Surgery- Blepharoplasty

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Repair of Droopy Eyelid-Eyelid Ptosis Surgery
2007-10-18 11:15:00
Eyelid Ptosis is the drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness. Eyelid Ptosis surgery includes the elevation of drooping upper eyelid. This surgery is not related to the baggy eyelids. This surgery may be performed with blepharoplasty. The levator muscle starts in the back of eye and as it enters the eyelid turns into the aponeurosis (tendon). The thinning and tearing of the levator aponeurosis are the cause of adult-onset Ptosis. Very rare muscle diseases like myasthenia gravis cause the muscle paralysis which requires major operation. During the eyelid Ptosis surgery, patient cooperation is required. So, local anesthesia is allowed with minimal sedation. The Ptosis surgery can be performed through upper blepharoplasty with a skin incision in the upper eyelid. During the upper blepharoplasty the levator aponeurosis is inspected by the blepharoplasty surgeon. After examination, the levator aponeurosis is tucked by the non-dissolving sutures. The blepharopl...
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Instructions After Asian Blepharoplasty
2007-10-17 05:02:00
# After several days of Asian blepharoplasty, some of sutures may untie or break but it is normal. There is no cause of harm until or unless your incision remains closed. # Excess salt intake may increase swelling over eyelids, so limit the amount of salt in your food.# Stitches from eyelids are removed in 5 to 6 days after Asian blepharoplasty surgery. # When your surgeon remove your sutures, use antibiotic on that evening only. You should use warm compresses at least once a day after sutures are removed. Do this thing for 3 or 4 days. # After Asian blepharoplasty you may not be able to open your eyelids fully for first three weeks. You can use artificial tear preparation during the day. It may feel comfortable with that.# You can apply light concealer make-up on upper cheek area after 5 days. This may help you to camouflage any bruising. You can use regular eyelid cosmetics after 10 days. Application of Vitamin E oil can harm you, so do not apply it. In Asian blepharoplasty, speci...

Asian Blepharoplasty Procedure
2007-10-11 14:15:00
Asian blepharoplasty is also known as double eyelid operation. The goal of Asian blepharoplasty surgery is the creation of upper eyelid crease and removal of excess skin. Sedation is kept normal during the surgery so that blepharoplasty surgeon can examine position of new crease through patient. In Asian blepharoplasty surgery, incision is made across the upper eyelid. Skin of Asians is more reactive, for best incision scalpel is used instead of laser. A small strip of skin is excised using scissors just above the initial incision. Small strips of orbital septum and orbicularis muscle are excised. Height, shape and depth of new crease depend upon the amount of orbital fat removed. Skin and fat are removed from eyelids in a similar manner as in the normal upper blepharoplasty. Amount of tissues removed from eyelids are more conservative. Deep fixation is done for Asian blepharoplasty to create an attachment between the aponeurosis and the dermal layer of skin. Selective tissue remova...
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Asian Blepharoplasty Procedure
2007-10-11 14:15:00
Asian blepharoplasty is also known as double eyelid operation. The goal of Asian blepharoplasty surgery is the creation of upper eyelid crease and removal of excess skin. Sedation is kept normal during the surgery so that blepharoplasty surgeon can examine position of new crease through patient. In Asian blepharoplasty surgery, incision is made across the upper eyelid. Skin of Asians is more reactive, for best incision scalpel is used instead of laser. A small strip of skin is excised using scissors just above the initial incision. Small strips of orbital septum and orbicularis muscle are excised. Height, shape and depth of new crease depend upon the amount of orbital fat removed. Skin and fat are removed from eyelids in a similar manner as in the normal upper blepharoplasty. Amount of tissues removed from eyelids are more conservative. Deep fixation is done for Asian blepharoplasty to create an attachment between the aponeurosis and the dermal layer of skin. Selective tissue remova...
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Asian Blepharoplasty/ Double Eyelid Surgery
2007-10-08 07:37:00
Asian blepharoplasty is also known as double eyelid surgery and double blepharoplasty. Man and woman of Asian ethnicity seek blepharoplasty to feel better about their appearance. The enhancing of eyelid structure through Asian blepharoplasty, its better conforms aesthetics and feel happier and more confident. Nearly half of the Asians have upper eyelid crease, which makes a difference with occidental crease in its way. The Asian upper eyelid crease notably differs in height, shape and depth as compare to the occidental crease. Some Asian people are born with low/weak crease or without crease, later seek double blepharoplasty. Through Asian blepharoplasty some patients want only defined and stable platform for their upper eyelashes. Besides this some patients want removal of excess skin and fat rather than full Asian blepharoplasty. The first Asian blepharoplasty description was published in 1800s in Japan and it is widely appreciated by Asian people. The Asian blepharoplasty has bec...
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Functional Blepharoplasty
2007-10-05 07:19:00
Functional blepharoplasty is related to the vision of eyesight. The primary goal of functional blepharoplasty is to improve the vision of eyesight. At an older age, the eyelid skin becomes overhanging and narrows the field of eyesight vision. So, in functional blepharoplasty only the overhanging eyelid skin in removed. During functional blepharoplasty, surgeon will not remove fat pockets and deep fixation. Because this results in hollow space in eyelids and give ugly looks. Results of functional blepharoplasty are not comparable with the full blepharoplasty surgery. Your insurance company will pay for functional blepharoplasty if it is really necessary and recommended by your blepharoplasty surgeon. Otherwise it is considered as a cosmetic surgery and no insurance company pay for that.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Upper Blepharoplasty
2007-10-03 08:11:00
Advantage: Upper blepharoplasty is a proven and safe procedure to improve your appearance. Upper blepharoplasty may give a dramatic improvement depending upon the preferences of the patient. Eyes are the attractive and most focal part of the face. Such operation can be performed at a modest cost with quicker recovery. Most of the people preferred blepharoplasty than the full face lift. At a very modest cost, you can get 75-90% improvement in your looks. Upper blepharoplasty gives you expected results as compare to full face lift.Disadvantage: If eyebrows are already droopy and weak, then you should require brow stabilization to prevent the further ancestry. For eyebrow stabilization browpexy is the only suitable procedure that can be performed with the same incision of upper blepharoplasty. Wrinkles at the lateral canthus also known as ?Crow?s Feet? are minimally removed. Blepharoplasty alone is not the sufficient procedure to remove the droopiness of the eyelid due to defective apo...
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Variations in Upper Blepharoplasty
2007-10-01 09:01:00
1- ?Tissue Sparing Upper Blepharoplasty? is used to avoid high creases and eyelid hollowing. In this surgery orbicularis muscles are not thinned and orbital spectrum are left integral. Very little orbital fat is removed if necessary. 2- In recent years, Laser Blepharoplasty has received much attention. During upper blepharoplasty a laser is used with traditional scalpel and scissors. Laser blepharoplasty reduces the operating time and has benefits for the surgeon. There are other techniques which used for incising and excising like electrocautery, heated scalpels, heat cautery and radiofrequency energy.3- ?Deep Fixation? in upper blepharoplasty may be used for some selected patients to deepen the eyelid creases. This will give a better support for drooping eyelashes and stable platform of skin to apply cosmetics. 4- To close the upper eyelids incision, ?Tissue Adhesive? may be used resembling super-glue. In this process few sutures are placed. This technique is seldom used in upper ...

Upper Blepharoplasty Procedure
2007-09-27 06:29:00
For upper blepharoplasty technique, an outline is made across excess skin on the upper eyelids using a marking pen. This amount of excess skin is removed from the eyelids. Initial incision made about 7-10mm above the eyelashes along the normal eyelid creases. Incision made across entire eyelid and slightly outward and upward in the lateral canthus. The second incision depends upon the amount of skin on eyelids that need to be removed. It is made just above the first incision. Orbicularis muscles can be tiny strip trimmed in blepharoplasty surgery depending upon its thickness.After incision, the orbital septum opened and showing the fat pockets overlying the eyelid opening muscles (levator aponeurosis). The fat pockets are inspected. First fat pocket is trimmed using the process of dissection, excision, cauterization and clamping. After that nasal fat pockets inspected and trimmed. For Nasal fat pockets slightly deeper dissection is done. In this same fashion, excess skin and fat rem...

Upper Blepharoplasty Surgery
2007-09-25 07:28:00
Upper Blepharoplasty is also known as upper eyelid lift and cosmetic eyelid surgery. The upper blepharoplasty can be require when upper eyelids becomes baggy and eyelashes start dropping. Primary goal of surgery is to remove excess fat and skin from upper eyelids. By removing orbicularis muscle from upper eyelids you can restore a more youthful appearance. The secondary goal of upper blepharoplasty surgery is to uplift the dropping eyelashes due to excess fat. Dropping of eyelashes can weaken eyesight vision. This surgery includes restoration of eyelid crease and increase in eyesight vision.There is no special anesthesia for upper blepharoplasty. It can be performed under local anesthesia. The anesthesia used may be oral sedation which can last for a few hours without any side effect.
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Insurance Coverage for Blepharoplasty
2007-09-21 09:37:00
Generally blepharoplasty is taken as a cosmetic eyelid surgery, which is done to improve your appearance. No insurance company going to pay for such reasons. Cosmetic surgery is excluded from insurance coverage. Some patients complain to their surgeons for excess baggy eyelids that interfere with their eyesight. Heavy baggy eyelids make them feel tired. In such cases, medical insurance company happy to pay for their blepharoplasty surgeon fees. Medical insurance company gives a vague provision of your insurance policy. They stated the significant changes in the eyesight vision or health of your eyes will be considered. These changes generally occur at an age of eighty. There is no advance advantage for this because if you are eighty years old and your baggy eyelids interfering with your eyesight, the blepharoplasty has more limitation to consider. Insurance company covers a minimum amount for the surgery which is functional blepharoplasty related to treatment of your eyesight vision...
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Blepharoplasty Operating Room:
2007-09-19 07:51:00
Blepharoplasty is a very tedious and delicate operation. The operating room for blepharoplasty should be well equipped with all the required surgical instruments and monitoring systems. Generally a good surgeon maintains all these facility for blepharoplasty, because it gives a comfort level to you and also to your surgeon. surgical systems for monitoring blood pressure and pulse rate required throughtout whole blepharoplasty.The surgery can be performed under normal anesthesia and moderate oral sedation. Some blepharoplasty surgeon prefer deep intravenous sleep or inhalation anesthesia. This include high risk of drug side-effects and anesthesia recovery can take long time.
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How Do I Select Blepharoplasty Surgeon?
2007-09-18 08:42:00
The best criteria for selecting a blepharoplasty surgeon is the experience that surgeon has. Performing blepharoplasty surgery three or four times a month between tummy tucks, is not an experience. If a surgeon perfoms blepharoplasty seven to eight times a week this is called experience. The surgeon you are going to select for the surgery should be more concern about blepharoplasty and this can only be judge by his experience. There are some other factors also:1- The Blepharoplasty surgeon should have sterling reputation for good results of blepharoplasty among other doctors.Because it takes practice and years of hard work to maintain and earn reputation.2- There are many online message boards where you can find informations about blepharoplasty surgeon- whatever good or bad- but it should be taken as a big grain.3- The office location of blpharoplasty surgeon should be in consideration. A surgeon in Beverly Hills definitly better than a surgeon in Fresno.If you are visiting a surge...
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Post Blepharoplasty Guidelines
2007-09-17 06:01:00
After the blepharoplasty surgery, bandages are used to lubricate and cover the scar. Oral medication is used to heal pain. Sometimes antibiotics are also prescribed to get rid of infection. Also care needs to be taken in cleaning eyes, during makeup, when watching television and contact lenses should not be used at all for some time. Alcohol intake should also be reduced for some reasons.
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Blepharoplasty Cost:
2007-09-14 06:11:00
Estimating the exact cost for Blepharoplasty procedure is quite difficult as it may be performed to reduce fatty tissue, skin, and muscle, and the extent of the procedure can vary. Also the cost varies from person to person. The costs that come in picture are anesthesia fees, surgeon's fees and hospital fees. Total fees for regular Blepharoplasty procedure can range from $2,000 to $5,000 or more.
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Word of caution:
2007-09-13 07:18:00
Complications can arise during blepharoplasty procedure due to some factors which are preexisting dry eyes, loosness of the lower lid margin and loosness of the lower lid margin. Temporary complications may include temporary swelling at the corner of the eyelids; and a slight asymmetry in healing or scarring. Tiny whiteheads may appear after stitches are taken out. A few medical conditions make blepharoplasty procedure more risky. These conditions include thyroid problems such as hypothyroidism and Graves' disease, dry eye or lack of sufficient tears, high blood pressure or other circulatory disorders, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. A detached retina or glaucoma is also considered a risky situation.
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Process of Blepharoplasty:
2007-09-12 06:47:00
Blepharoplasty procedure involves external incisions, under local anesthesia, after the surgeon has marked the individual lines and creases of the lids in order to keep the scars as invisible as possible along these natural folds, carried into the eyelid skin, 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. Sometimes swelling and bruising takes place but it takes not more than one to two weeks to get rid of it. Most people feel ready to go out in public (and back to work) in a week to 10 days. The final results of Blepharoplasty procedure are visible in few months time. The duration of the procedure is one to three hours but it entirely depends upon the scope of the procedure.
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Scope of Bleoharoplasty
2007-09-11 11:58:00
Blepharoplasty procedure carried out for Lower eyelid is almost always carried out for cosmetic reasons. This can correct drooping upper lids and puffy bags below ones eyes. These features are ones that make people look older and more tired than they actually are and may even interfere with vision. However, Blepharoplasty procedure won't remove crow's feet or other wrinkles, eliminate dark circles under your eyes, or lift sagging eyebrows. Also evidence of your ethnic or racial heritage cannot be erased by this procedure.
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Purpose of Blepharoplasty
2007-09-11 06:42:00
Blepharoplasty surgery for many, is the procedure for looking younger and more alert. For others, it is a welcome option for restoring vision that has become obscured.In simpler words, it is a functional or cosmetic surgical procedure aiming to reshape the upper or lower eyelid by the removal and/or repositioning of excess tissue as well as by reinforcement of surrounding muscles and tendons. Sometimes, in case excessive skin in there, the skin may hang over the eyelashes and cause of loss of peripheral vision causing difficulty in activities such as driving or reading.
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Curing After Blepharoplasty
2007-09-10 07:41:00
Most of the patients undergoing blepharoplasty surgery have mild aching or burning that is normally controlled with Tylenol and cold compresses.? After blepharoplasty surgery swelling on eyes remain for next ten days. A small puffiness may persist for few months.? Most of the patients feel moderate bruising that begins to fade with in few days after blepharoplasty and is gone by two weeks.? Regular day-to-day activities of patient may be resumed within two days of blepharoplasty surgery. Arduous activities should be avoided for about two weeks.? Most patients prefer rest for about ten days after blepharoplasty surgery. They start their normal work with in two weeks.

What should be the suitable age for Blepharoplasty?
2007-09-05 11:40:00
Most of the people undergo blepharoplasty just above the age of 35 years. The eyelid skin is the much thinner skin as compare to rest of the face. After the age of 35, eyelid skin starts loosing its elasticity and become wrinkled. Eyelids appear saggy and scars of depression visible over there. Age is not only the factor for saggy eyelids, some more reasons are there like swelling under lower eyelids Skin and excess fat packets in eye socket. In this situation a person can go for blepharoplasty. Blepharoplasty surgery is less modest in scope, cost, risk and recovery time as compare to other sugery like face-lifting, neck lifting or forehead lifting. People may elect blepharoplasty before going for full facial treatment. Most of patients undergo blepharoplasty once in lifetime. Because rest of your face doesn't need any surgery for ten to twenty years after blepharoplasty. you have chance to enjoy the improvement by blepharoplasty during your relative youth and vigor.
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Reasons Behind Baggy Eyelids
2007-09-04 11:07:00
? In your forties or late thirties, elasticity of your extremely thin skin of eyelids start loosing and getting stretch. This causes wrinkles in the upper eyelids and become daped by overhang. Epidermis becomes in relative excess on the eyelids as the collagen in the dermis starts to lost and crow's feet and wrinkles appear on the eyelids. The underlying orbital fat unveils as the skin of eyelids thinning.Blepharoplasty will be suitable for those who has droopy and baggy eyelids. ? Facial fat begins to imbued, making to volume loss. The resulting reduction not only emphasizes the appearance of baggy skin, but may be its primary cause.? The orbicularis muscle stretches, thins out and becomes wrinkled, leading to sagging of the overlying skin of eyelids.? The eyelid skin starts to thin and get stretched by the influence of the wear-and-tear of blinking, gravitational forces, excessive smoking and sun exposure.? Deeper fat pockets in the eyelid socket become visible. these packets app...
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Facts About Blepharoplastry.
2007-08-31 09:38:00
Blepharoplasty is very popular now these days. Around 240000 people in united states got eyelid surgery. After cosmetic surgeries like facial plastic surgery, face lift, surpassing rhinoplasty, forehead lift and facial implants, Blepharoplasty has become the most sought. Eyes are the most expressive part of the face. If the eyelids are sagging or bulging, the face gives tired look and lack of strenght despite good health and enough rest. Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty) is a procedure that can make your eyes and aging face fresh. Blepharoplasty makes eyes look bright and alert that reduce the effect sagging jaw line or neck.Thus most of the people considering blepharoplasty instead of a full face lift.Blepharoplasty gives a long lasting improvement in looks with a low cost, less discomfort, low risk, less pain, and less inconvenience.
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About The Eyelid Surgery- Blepharoplasty
2007-08-30 06:30:00
Surgeon usually takes one to three hours for blepharoplasty. It depends upon the extent of the eyelid surgery. If you want surgery over all four eyelids, then your surgeon will first work on upper eyelids and after that the lower ones.you're having all four eyelids done, the surgeon will probably work on the upper lids first, then the lower ones.In the procedure of blepharoplasty, the surgeon will make incisions in the upper eyelid's creases, just below the lashes of the lower eyelids and on the natural lines of your eyes. This incisions may reached out into the crow's feet or your laugh lines at the outer corners of your eyes. Your surgeon will separate your skin from muscle and underlying fatty tissue. Surgeon removes excess fat and trims swagging skin and muscle. After this surgeon will close incisions with very fine sutures.If you have fat under your lower eyelid and don't want to remove any skin, then transconjunctival blepharoplasty may be performed. Surgeon makes incisio...
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Nature of Anesthesia
2007-08-30 06:29:00
Eyelid surgery is usually done under normal anesthesia--which makes insensitive area around your eyes with oral or endovenous sedatives. During the blepharoplasty, you will be insensitive to the pain and relaxed. You will be sleepless under normal anesthesia during blepharoplasty so you can feel little discomfort.Some surgeons using general anesthesia. Under general anesthesia you will be asleep during whole blepharoplasty.
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What should be your plans for Blepharoplasty Surgery?
2007-08-29 11:05:00
It is important to consult with your surgeon as an initial step. If you have any allergies just tell your surgeon and also your comlete medical history related to your medication. If you are using any drug, vitamins or smoking then be sure to inform your surgeon. Your surgeon will test your tear production and your vision. Discuss with your surgeon carefully the benifits and your expectations through Blepharoplasty. If you are using glasses or contact lenses, bring them along.You should know about the techniques and anesthesia for Blepharoplasty. Ask to your surgeon, he will explain the type of facility where the surgery will be performed, and the risks and costs involved. Don't hesitate to ask your doctor any questions you may have, especially those regarding your expectations and concerns about the results.
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Who needs Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery)?
2007-08-27 09:52:00
The person who needs Blepharoplasty should be physically healthy,realistic in their expectations and psychologically stable. Blepharoplasty will be suitable for those who has droopy and baggy eyelids. Blepharoplasty most for 35 years or older but you may consider it at a younger age too.Eyelid surgery (Blepharoplasty) can make your facial appearance better and enrich your self-confidence, But one can not expect a drastic change through blepharoplasty or change in people's behavior toward you. So, before you go to blepharoplasty surgery, examine your expectations carefully and consult them with your surgeon.Before you go for eyelid surgery, consult with your ophthalmologist. Because blepharoplasty becomes a bit risky with thyroid problems which includes dry eye or lack of sufficient tears, hypothyroidism and Graves' disease, high blood pressure or other circulatory disorders, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
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What is Eyelid surgery- Blepharoplasty?
2007-08-27 06:21:00
Eyelid surgery or also called blepharoplasty is a surgery to remove fat from the upper and lower eyelids. Blepharoplasty surgery is a solution for drooping upper eyelids, puffy bags just below your eyes and the features that make you feel older and may even interfere with your eyesight. Blepharoplasty can be done separately, or with other facial surgery such as a facelift or browlift.
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