| Eyelid Surgery - Blepharoplasty | ||
Have you ever thought about how much you depend on your eyes every day? We often take our eyes for granted. Yet they are among our most powerful tools for communication. Often people can tell at a glance how you are feeling, just from the messages conveyed in your facial expressions and in particular, your eyes.Excess skin and puffiness can give wrong impressions about what you are thinking and feeling. It can even affect the way you feel about yourself and limit your vision. As we get older, typically, our eyes are the first place to show signs of aging. They get more exercise than any other part of the face. In fact, combined with hereditary factors, sun damage, stress and fatigue, the results of excess skin or fat deposits, are not surprising.Is Eyelid Surgery For You?Helpful question to ask oneself to determine if you would benefit from upper eyelid surgery are: When you look in the mirror, does excess skin on your eyelid rest on your eyelashes? Do you find it difficult to apply makeup on your upper eyelid? Do you find it difficult to see traffic using your car mirrors without adjusting your head position? Upper eyelid surgery is a procedure utilized to remove any excess skin that rests on your eyelashes. The extra skin can cause your upper eyelid to be less visible, thus making it difficult to apply makeup. In some cases, the excess skin or hooding of the upper eyelid may also reduce your vision. A helpful question to ask oneself to determine if you would benefit from lower eyelid surgery are:Are you experiencing a bulging or sagging under your eyes?Lower eyelid surgery is a procedure that removes excess skin, bags or pouches that develop under the eye. Other indicators that eyelid or an eyebrow surgery may be helpful are deep lines in the forehead that are caused by continual lifting of the brows to improve your vision as well as an eyelid that rests across the pupil. Making The Decision For Eyelid SurgeryWhether eyelid surgery is desired for functional or cosmetic reasons, your choice of a qualified facial plastic surgeon is of paramount importance. Dr. Hill is trained in ears, nose, throat and facial plastic surgery, which provides you, the patient, with the highest level of training and expertise. In addition to his formal training and education, Dr. Hill has been performing thousands of these procedures for more than 25 years at the prestigious Wolfe Eye Clinic. If you would like to make some improvements, click to schedule a consultation with Dr. Hill and find out what can be done to address your specific concerns. Understanding Eyelid SurgeryWe will address your specific concerns about the procedure and review preoperative and postoperative instructions at the consultation. In addition to evaluating your concerns, we will also ask you questions regarding your medical history and use the answers to determine whether your concerns are functional or cosmetic in nature. Upper eyelid surgery typically takes approximately 45 minutes, while lower eyelid surgery is conducted within an hour. Please wear a button down shirt and secure a driver to take you home on the day of surgery. Photographs will be taken prior to scheduling this procedure. You may want to discuss pre and post operative antioxidant supplement options with a MediSPA staff member that will minimize swelling and bruising postoperatively. |
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