BLEPHAROPLASTY/ EYELI D LIFT
Definition
Surgery
to repair sagging or drooping upper eyelids (ptosis).
Description
Sagging
or drooping eyelids occur naturally with increasing age, though some people are born with
it or develop diseases (such as myasthenia gravis) that cause eyelid drooping. Most people
choose to have their drooping eyelids repaired to improve their appearance, but some
people have excessive eyelid drooping that actually prevents the eye from opening
completely, interfering with their vision.
Eyelid repair is optional (elective) cosmetic surgery. It is usually done while the
patient is awake or sleepy (sedated) but pain-free (local anesthesia). The incisions are
made in the natural creases or folds of the eyelids. Loose skin and extra fat tissue is
removed. The eyelid muscles are tightened and the incision is stitched (sutured) closed.
Eyelid repair surgery rarely requires hospitalization. The surgery is done in a surgeon's
office or as outpatient surgery in a hospital or surgical center.
Indications
Eyelid
surgery is used to correct "puffy bags" below the eyes and drooping upper lids
that make the patient look older and tired or that interferes with vision. Eyelid repair
(blepharoplasty) is sometimes done alone or with other facial surgery such as a browlift
or facelift. Eyelid surgery will not remove wrinkles around the eyes, lift sagging
eyebrows, or eliminate dark circles under the eyes.
Medical conditions that make blepharoplasty more risky are:
·
thyroid
problems such as hypothyroidism and Graves' disease
·
dry eye or
lack of sufficient tears
·
high blood
pressure or other circulatory disorders
·
heart disease
or disorders of the blood vessels
·
diabetes
·
retinal
detachment
· glaucoma
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