Eyelid and eye bag surgery

BLEPHAROPLASTY



Blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, is the name given to surgical operations on the eyelids. This procedure has 3 varieties: upper blepharoplasty or surgery on the upper eyelid, lower blepharoplasty, and complete blepharoplasty, which treats both the upper and lower eyelid.

DETAILS


Surgery time

From 2 to 4 hours


Anaesthesia

Local anaesthesia or sedation.


Hospitalization

Hospital admission is not required.


Recovery
Recovery is within a few hours, and afterwards the patient can go home

THE OPERATION


In upper blepharoplasty the excess skin that hangs down as a result of age is removed. This can be combined, or not, with the removal of muscle and unwanted pockets of fat, according to the case. There are cases where there are prominent pockets of fat, and other cases where it is only necessary to remove the skin. The result is a scar in the natural fold of the eyelid which cannot be noticed.  Lower blepharoplasty reduces the prominence of lower pockets of fat which make the area around the patient’s eyes look older and give an impression of tiredness and lack of sleep. This technique can be performed both internally, without leaving any visible scars, or externally. If, along with the pockets of fat there is also an excess of skin on the lower eyelid, this will have to be removed leaving a fine scar which is later unnoticeable. In case of necessity, this can be associated with the canthopexy procedure. This is a surgical technique that tightens the lower eyelid, which typically loses elasticity with age. This is done without making any scars.


POST-OPERATIVE


According to the type of blepharoplasty and depending on the patient, local anaesthesia, sedation or general anaesthesia can be used. Recovery is a matter of hours during which time the patient can return home. Some stitches are left which will be taken out a week after the operation.

Some post-operative swelling around the eyes occurs, although there may be some small bruising. As regards full recovery of normal activities (including sport), this depends on the type of blepharoplasty: 10 days for upper blepharoplasty, and 2 to 3 weeks for lower blepharoplasty. Working activities can be restarted long before, according to the case.


PRICE

The price of the procedure varies according to the areas needing to be treated,
the type of anaesthesia to be used and the necessity for hospitalization.

PIDE UNA CITA

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