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Is Eyelid Surgery Right For You?

While people often say that the eyes are the windows to the soul, your eyes can also let others know if you are healthy and give the impression of youth. If you have drooping upper eyelids or puffy lower eyelids, you will appear older than you are and your friends and family may frequently ask if you are tired, upset, or sick.

Although this page contains some basic information about the procedure, the best way to learn what procedure is right for you is through a personal consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon. For personalized recommendations, please call or email us to schedule eyelid surgery consultation today.

Your Eyelid Surgery will be performed by an experienced plastic surgeon at Marietta Plastic Surgery located in Marietta, GA just outside of Atlanta.

Cause of Drooping and Puffy Eyelids

Your eyelids, like the rest of your body, can accumulate fat deposits over time. This is what creates the appearance of puffy eyelids even when you are well-rested. Additionally, as time and gravity break down the collagen and elastin in your skin, your skin can become loose and wrinkled.

The amount of collagen and elastin that your body naturally produces determines at what age your eyelids become saggy, puffy, and wrinkled. While dermal fillers or BOTOX® and Dysport may improve the appearance of minor wrinkles around the eyes, if your eyelids suffer from extreme laxity or puffiness, the most effective option is an eye lift (another term for eyelid surgery).

In those cases where drooping upper-eyelid skin is obscuring a patient’s line of sight, eyelid surgery is particularly important and may be considered a functional procedure. This can potentially result in some amount of coverage from the patient’s health insurance provider. Purely cosmetic eyelid surgery is not covered.

If you are interested in blepharoplasty but are not sure if surgery is the right choice, our Atlanta facial plastic surgeon can answer any question you may have and can let you know if you are a good candidate during a blepharoplasty consultation in Atlanta.

Blepharoplasty Before & After

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The Eyelid-Surgery Procedure

Eyelid surgery may be performed on your upper eyelids, lower eyelids, or both and is often supplemented by improving the brow with a forehead lift. Our Atlanta facial plastic surgeons can discuss these options during your eyelid surgery consultation.

Eyelid surgery is an outpatient procedure. The surgery may require up to two and a half hours to perform. Beforehand, we will administer either local anesthesia with IV sedation or general anesthesia; this will be determined in advance during your consultation.

The first step in eyelid surgery is to surgically remove the excess skin from the drooping lid. A portion of the muscle under the skin may also be removed so that the skin will lay flat and the fatty tissue under the muscles can be accessed. The volume of the bags under your eyes is reduced by removing the excess fat, and this may also be necessary in your upper eyelids.

For upper-eyelid surgery, your surgeon will place the incisions in the upper-eyelid fold. For lower-eyelid surgery, your surgeon will have two incision options: traditional and transconjunctival.

The traditional and more common option is below the lash line on the outside of the lower eyelid. Many surgeons choose this option when the patient is in need of skin tightening, fatty-tissue alteration to alleviate puffiness, muscle-tissue alteration, and removal of excess skin tissue.

The less common choice, the incision made on the inside of the lower eyelid (the transconjunctival incision), is an excellent method of making sure the post-surgical mark is invisible. This is an ideal incision for cases in which only fatty tissue needs to be altered.

After the tissue removal and alteration has been conducted, the eyelid surgery will end with the sealing of the incisions. This will involve the use of small medical sutures (either absorbable or non-absorbable).

Though there will be some scarring as a result of the incisions used in this procedure, the scars will eventually fade to be virtually invisible and will also be hidden in the crease of the eyelid and under the lower eyelashes. This will ensure your eyelid surgery results look as natural as possible.

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Blepharoplasty Recovery

A friend or family member will need to drive you home after your eyelid surgery, as you will not be able to drive immediately following the surgery.

Recovery time for eyelid surgery, as for many procedures, is variable, and this is only a generalized guideline.

During your blepharoplasty recovery, you will have to protect your eyes from wind and harsh sun. To do this, we recommend wearing sunglasses.

Because your eyelids will be healing after surgery, your eyes may become dry more easily than normal in the days following the operation. To ensure that your eyes stay healthy, apply ointment and drops as recommended to keep them lubricated.

If non-absorbable sutures are used for your procedure, they will be taken out approximately a week after surgery. If you took time off work to avoid revealing that you had surgery, you will probably be able to return at this time.

Total recovery from bruising and/or swelling may require several weeks. Cold compresses will ease this process and aid in reducing these issues. Once your sutures are removed, you can use concealing makeup and most people will not notice that you have had surgery.

Once blepharoplasty healing is complete, the result is smoother eyelids that enhance the shape of your eyes and help you look younger, healthier, and happier.

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I’m so pleased I chose Marietta Plastic Surgery for my breast enhancement. I look better and feel more perky in my clothes. I constantly get compliments and many people think I am younger than I actually am.

- Candice

My eye procedure made a significant improvement in the overall appearance of my eyes and more specifically, my heavy eyelids. I am very pleased with the results.

- A.A.
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Blepharoplasty Cost

Our facial plastic surgeons at Marietta Plastic Surgery in the Atlanta Metro area create a personalized surgical plan for each blepharoplasty they perform based on the needs and goals of the patient. The price of your blepharoplasty will depend on the techniques used, the amount of work required, and several other factors.

To make the payment process easier for our patients, financing options for blepharoplasty are available.

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If you would like to learn more about eyelid surgery in Woodstock, Marietta, or Atlanta, please contact the experienced Atlanta facial plastic surgeons at Marietta Plastic Surgery today. We serve patients throughout the southeastern United States including Atlanta, Marietta, and Woodstock, Georgia.

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