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Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)
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Blepharoplasty
removes the excess fat, drooping upper eyelid skins or lower eyelid
skin wrinkles those can make you look tired or sad. For the upper
blepharoplasty, the double eyelid folds creation in orientals achieves
high aesthetic acceptance.
The result is a brighter, more alert and rested appearance. You
are a good candidate for aesthetic eyelid surgery if you consist
of one of these followings
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- oriental (Chinese) eyelid (no upper eyelid fold)
- have excess skin obscuring the natural upper eyelids fold
- have puffy appearance of upper eyelids
- have lower eyelid fat bags
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Aesthetic eyelid surgery either upper or lower according to
its indication usually corrects these problems. However, temporal lift
or adjunct crow's feet corrective procedure may be accompanied in some
particular cases.
How aesthetic eyelid surgery is performed ?
For upper eyelid surgery, generally an incision is
placed 6-8 mm. above eyelashes. Through this incision, excess skin and
fatty tissue are removed. Because this incision follows the natural contour
of the upper eyelid, and the upper eyelid skin fold may cover the healed
incision, therefore the scar is nearly unnoticeable.
For lower eyelid surgery, the incision is placed 1-2
mm. below lower eyelash row.
Through these incisions excess skin, muscle, and fat are removed. Tightening
eyelid sling may be necessary to correct over lower eyelid laxity. As
the upper eyelid surgery the incisions are hided by natural crease.
In younger patient I may remove the excess fat
through the inside lower eyelid incision to avoid external scar since
the lower eyelid skin need no removal.
Your post operative recovery
I will sooth your eyelid wounds by applying ointment
and put on special eyelid dressing pads to absorb some blood.
Your eyelids will swell with little bruising
for few days which is quite normal aftermath of all eyelid procedures.
You are instructed to undress the eyelid wounds,
cleanse them with normal saline solution, paste Terramycin ointment
all over the wound and let them dry by air.
Cold compression during the first 48 hours post
operation is highly recommended to minimize the swelling. |
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Aesthetic eyelid surgery is mainly performed in a freestanding
ambulatory facility or office based surgical suite. Hospitalizations might
be preferred for some individuals.
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You can resume to normal activities right away
after postoperative 48 hours, with eyeglasses. However activities
those strain the eyelids should be postponed for one week.
Slightly
blurry vision is expected due to the ointment.
I advice you to return to Neo PSC. in 4-6 days
post operation for all the stitches taken out.
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