upper blepharoplasty

The concept of blepharoplasty which involves removing excess skin and fat has changed in recent years. Today blepharoplasty is defined as a set of surgical and non-surgical techniques aimed at improving the appearance of the eyelids and eyes.

The eyelid and the surrounding peri palpebral region such as the forehead, eyebrow, crow's feet undergo changes throughout life. These changes include loss of elasticity, excess skin, the appearance of fatty pockets or the sagging or loss of fat.

All of these changes can make the look look tired and aged.

Before making a plan for the treatment, two to three consultations are necessary in order to understand the patient's requests, to analyze with him his face, his look by studying his aging and any changes compared to old photos.

In some cases, skin excision is performed with or without fat to give the eyelids and eyes a younger appearance. In other cases and when the fat is sagging, an injection of fatty adipocyte cells (lipostructure) can be made, whether or not associated with excision of the skin. Other medical means such as botulinum toxin or others are used, as well as other surgical procedures such as the repair of a ptosis (the eyelid which falls, see chapter ptosis), the repositioning of the eyebrow (eyebrow lift) and rarely fixation of the lacrimal gland.

The surgery is done in the vast majority of cases under AL and on an outpatient basis, and the incision is made at the level of the eyelid crease and will be invisible. The patient leaves the clinic two to three hours after the operation and will be checked by his surgeon on the first day and on the seventh day.

Dr Ben said is an eyelid specialist. It also supports patients who have been operated on elsewhere with a poor aesthetic or functional result (such as lower eyelid retraction or round eye), patients with a bad scar or ectropion (the free edge of the eyelid returned outside) and patients with lagophthalmos or poor eye closure.