Blepharoplasty, or aesthetic eyelid surgery, is a procedure to correct drooping upper eyelids and puffy bags below the eyes. It can eliminate conditions that give an individual a tired appearance, such as wrinkled folds of skin on upper eyelids, bags under the eyes and sagging eyebrows. This involve removing excess skin, fat, and muscle.

Cosmetic eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is a procedure to sculpt the upper and lower eyelids to restore a youthful appearance to your eyes and sometimes improve your vision. Upper eyelid surgery can open up droopy appearing upper eyelids. Lower eyelid surgery removes the puffiness and swelling of the lower eyelids. Most patients look younger and more rested after successful eyelid surgery

Dr. Levin individualizes each procedure to the specific patient looking to maximize results while minimizing any side effects. The Silktouch carbon dioxide laser is used on excessive tissue of the eyelids. After sculpting the eyelids, fine absorbable or removable sutures are used.

By removing excess fat, skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids, blepharoplasty can rejuvenate puffy, sagging or tired-looking eyes. It is typically a cosmetic procedure but can also improve vision by lifting droopy eyelids out of the patient’s field of vision. Blepharoplasty can last 45 minutes to a few hours, depending on how much work is done. The effects of blepharoplasty can last for a long time and are sometimes even permanent.

Blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, can enhance the beauty of your eyes and improve self confidence, by removing the appearance of droopy or sagging eyelids. As people age, the eyelid stretches, muscles weaken and fat accumulates around the eyes, causing "bags" or excess skin to become prominent. Considering the time involving the surgery and relatively short post operative recovery, this gives one of the best rewards in cosmetic surgery. Dr.

Known as blepharoplasty, eyelid surgery is used to correct or improve the appearance of the eyelids. This may include the removal of excess skin and fat, often called bags, under the eyes. this procedure is also used to correct upper eyelid problems such as "droopy eyelids," which in some cases may affect a person's field of vision. Sometimes eyelashes can also become misdirected or in some cases, a person may have an extra row of lashes. Surgery can correct these conditions as well.

Eyelid surgery is very successful in patients who have been properly educated and have reasonable expectations.

No, it’s usually done in our accredited in-office surgery facility. If Dr. Greenberg deems it necessary for medical reasons or if you prefer, the surgery can be done at Winter Park Hospital immediately adjacent to our office.

Any time there are incisions, there will be scars. Their visibility largely depends how each individual patient heals which, unfortunately, is not something you or Dr. Greenberg can control. For eyelid surgery, the incisions are very small and are usually placed in the natural creases of the upper and lower eyelids. This means that when they’re fully healed, in a few months, they should be barely visible because the scar will lie within a natural skin crease.

Aside from hair loss, which needs to be addressed by one means or another, cosmetic surgery is an area where patience is a virtue. Hormone therapy will have significant effects on the shape and contours of your face, enough so that you may not need as much surgery as you might think, if you end up needing any at all. The advice I was given was to wait for two years on hormones before making any decisions.

After eyelid surgery, sutures are removed at the 1 week office visit. As the swelling goes down, the eyes will feel better. It is best to limit reading while recovering in the first week as the swelling can cause the vision to seem a little distorted.

You must be 18 years old. If you are under 21 years old you may need your parent's consent. There is no limit for older patients.

No, eyelid surgery is usually done in our office under local anesthesia. It is a relatively short procedure in which incisions are made in the natural creases of the eyes where they are not seen. Graystone will give you specific instructions on how to care for yourself following the surgery so that optimal results may be achieved. You will have several follow-up appointments to track your progress.

Some patients after laser vision correction (LASIK or PRK) find out that the glasses masked their eyelids. Such patients are excellent candidates for cosmetic eyelid surgery

A number of other cosmetic procedures may be safely performed at the same time as blepharoplasty. These include skin resurfacing, facelift, necklift, brow or forehead lift, neck and cheek liposuction.