Eyelid Surgery in Weston, FL
While attractive eyes can radiate beauty for your whole face, eyes that are tired and droopy with sagging skin, wrinkles, and fat bulges can have the opposite effect. The tender skin around the eyes is especially susceptible to aging and can portray a tired, worn, and aged appearance that affects your whole image. People may even question whether you had a good night’s sleep because of the bags under your eyes.
Dr. Messa can help eliminate these issues by giving you dramatically younger eyes with eyelid surgery. He performs eyelid surgery in Weston, FL, helping patients address aging eyes and giving them a refreshed look.
What Is Eyelid Surgery?
Also called an eyelid lift or blepharoplasty, eyelid surgery rejuvenates tired eyes to give you a more refreshed, pleasing, and youthful appearance. The procedure involves repositioning underlying tissues and muscles, removing excess fat, and tightening the skin. Eyelid surgery can address upper eyelid sagging, undereye bags, or a combination of both. Fine lines and wrinkles in the eye region can also be smoothed out with this surgery.
What Are the Benefits of Eyelid Surgery?
Blepharoplasty benefits may include:
- Lifting sagging eyelids
- Removing puffy undereye bags
- Smoothing fine lines and wrinkles on the eyelids
- Eliminating droopy, excess skin
- Revealing a refreshed and more youthful look
- Improving your self-confidence
Am I a Good Candidate for Eyelid Surgery in Weston, FL?
You might be a blepharoplasty candidate if you:
- Are in overall good health
- Do not smoke or plan on quitting before your procedure
- Have impaired vision due to sagging upper eyelids
- Want to address wrinkles in the eyelid area
- Want to eliminate undereye bags
- Have reasonable goals for surgery
Schedule a consultation at Weston Cosmetic Surgery Center to find out if you’re a good eyelid surgery candidate.
Why Choose Eyelid Surgery?
Droopy Eyes
Aging and gravity cause your eyelids to droop. Over time, your eyebrows and upper eyelids can sag, showing areas where the skin appears in excess. Trimming away this extra skin can rejuvenate the eyes to look brighter, more awake, vibrant, and inviting.
Baggy Lids
Bags beneath the eyes can develop due to aging or genetics. Baggy lids are usually caused by migrating eyelid fat that bulges with age. Displaced fat pockets may occur in both the upper and lower lids, giving you a perpetually tired appearance. With eyelid surgery, Dr. Messa can trim this extra fat and tighten the tissues to restore a more youthful and natural appearance.
Wrinkles Around the Eyes
In some cases, wrinkles around the eyes can be minimized with dermal fillers or BOTOX® Cosmetic. However, these non-surgical treatments cannot help patients whose wrinkles around the eyes have become excessive or are the result of sagging skin and shifting fat. Eyelid surgery tightens the tissues around the eyes and can greatly minimize wrinkles for a more youthful look.
Hooded Upper Eyelids
Upper eyelids that sag excessively can adversely affect vision by obstructing your sightlines. Some candidates for blepharoplasty may require corrective surgery to eliminate eyelid hooding and restore their full range of sight. Eyelid surgery can remove excess skin and redistribute the fat to permanently correct eyelid hooding and vision impairment.
What Are My Eyelid Surgery Options?
There are many techniques that can be employed to rejuvenate the eyes with eyelid surgery. Dr. Messa will assess which technique is ideal for your eyes during your personal consultation.
Upper Eyelid Surgery
Upper eyelid surgery rejuvenates sagging upper eyelids to correct a tired, droopy eye appearance and eyelid hooding. Dr. Messa places incisions in the natural upper eyelid creases, which allow him to remove excess skin, reposition or remove the fat, and tighten the upper eyelid tissues. This procedure usually takes less than 30 minutes and is most often performed under local anesthesia or with intravenous sedation.
Lower Eyelid Surgery
Lower blepharoplasty rejuvenates sagging lower eyelids with bulging fat pads. Dr. Messa can make incisions below the lower lash line to remove excess skin and fat and tighten the remaining skin. Often, lower eyelid surgery is performed with lasers to achieve comparable results without scarring.
Combining Upper With Lower Eyelid Surgery
Dr. Messa frequently performs blepharoplasty on both the upper and lower eyelids together. This procedure usually takes approximately one and a half hours. Dr. Messa combines the techniques for upper and lower eyelid surgery to remove excess skin, reposition the fat, and tighten the tissues for rejuvenated eyes.
Laser Eyelid Surgery
Laser eyelid surgery can reduce puffiness under the eyes and correct baggy upper and lower eyelids. For qualifying patients, the entire procedure may be performed with lasers to reduce or eliminate bagginess and puffiness. The results yield a more alert and youthful appearance.
Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty
Prominent fat pockets around the eyes can be removed using an incision hidden inside the eyelid. This “no stitch” technique leaves no external scarring and can be used on patients with fat prominence or eyelid bags alone without any sagging eyelid skin. Where minimal excess skin exists, transconjunctival blepharoplasty can incorporate a skin pinch technique to remove a “pinch” of lower eyelid skin. This technique usually leads to reduced swelling and discomfort with a shorter recovery time than traditional eyelid surgery.
Schedule your consultation to find out if you’re a good candidate for eyelid surgery.
What Is Eyelid Surgery Recovery Like?
You should be able to return home immediately after your blepharoplasty procedure. Some minor bruising and swelling may occur, as well as minor lumpiness at the corners of the eyes during recovery. Minimal blurry vision quickly resolves. You can go out in public with sunglasses immediately after surgery and begin wearing makeup within about one week. Many patients use makeup to disguise any bruising until it subsides. You may resume normal activities the next day but should wait to resume exercise for 14 days. Generally, recovery from eyelid surgery takes seven to ten days, though it may be shorter after laser eyelid surgery or transconjunctival blepharoplasty.
When Will I See My Eyelid Surgery Results?
The results of blepharoplasty become most noticeable within a few weeks to a few months after the procedure. Many patients feel that their eyes are presentable around two weeks after surgery, yet the final results will continue to develop over the next few months. Blepharoplasty produces excellent results that can withstand the test of time. Your eyes will look more youthful, rested, and rejuvenated without their baggy, sagging, and wrinkled lids. While blepharoplasty results are designed to be long lasting, it is important to note that they cannot stop the natural aging process. Taking care of your eyes and wearing sunglasses and sunscreen when you go outside can help maintain your results. It is recommended to wear sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher whenever your skin is exposed to the sun.
Eyelid Surgery FAQ
What type of anesthesia is used for eyelid surgery?
General anesthesia, local anesthesia, or intravenous sedation may be used to ensure your comfort and safety during the procedure. During your consultation, Dr. Messa will discuss which type may work best for you.
How painful is eyelid surgery?
During the procedure, patients won’t feel pain because of the anesthesia. However, the techniques involved in eyelid surgery may result in some discomfort during recovery. Prescribed oral pain medications can alleviate any associated discomfort or pain. Patients who undergo transconjunctival blepharoplasty or laser eyelid surgery can expect reduced discomfort levels.
Can I get eyelid surgery if I have glaucoma?
Patients with glaucoma or other serious eye conditions are not good candidates for eyelid surgery. Consult your physician before considering this procedure, and be open with Dr. Messa about your eye health so that he can advise you on what is best for you.
What is the ideal age for blepharoplasty?
The best time to get eyelid surgery will vary from patient to patient. Many patients are in their 40s to 60s when they get blepharoplasty to combat aging signs. However, some patients in their 20s and 30s may also benefit from blepharoplasty, especially if they have hooded eyelids or prominent eye bags due to genetics.
How do I know if I need blepharoplasty or another procedure?
Some patients who believe they need blepharoplasty would be better served with a brow lift or with both procedures together. Others would be able to achieve their desired results with dermal fillers or BOTOX® Cosmetic injections. If you are dissatisfied with the eyes you see in the mirror, the best way to determine whether you need eyelid surgery is to set up a personalized consultation with Dr. Messa. He can confirm whether you are a good candidate for eyelid surgery.
What other procedures can be combined with eyelid surgery?
Eyelid surgery may be combined with other procedures as appropriate. Often, it is combined with other facial rejuvenation procedures such as facelifts, neck lifts, and brow lift surgery. Additionally, non-surgical treatments can sometimes be combined with eyelid surgery, such as BOTOX® Cosmetic injections or dermal fillers. Dr. Messa can confirm whether you would be a good candidate for combining your eyelid surgery with other procedures.
What do blepharoplasty scars look like?
Incisions from eyelid surgery are either hidden inside the eyelids or cleverly and carefully hidden under the lash lines or in the natural eyelid creases. Some techniques, such as laser eyelid surgery and transconjunctival blepharoplasty, will not produce any visible scarring. Any minimal scarring that develops will fade over time.
Want to Learn More About Eyelid Surgery in Weston, FL?
If you’re ready to say goodbye to droopy eyelids and puffy undereye bags, it may be time to consider blepharoplasty. To schedule a consultation with Dr. Messa or to learn more about your eyelid lift options in Weston, FL, call 954-659-7760 or 877-250-8117 or fill out our online contact form.
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