Blepharoplasty - Double Eyelid Surgery in San Francisco
Blepharoplasty continues to be the most sought after cosmetic surgery procedure year after year, with over 100,000 people choosing to improve their facial appearance by correcting the area surrounding the eyes. People of Asian descent often choose to have a double eyelid created to eliminate the smoothness of the original eyelid and have a more energetic facial appearance. A traditional surgical blepharoplasty removes puffiness and bags under the eyes that make you look worn and tired, but cannot alter dark circles, fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes, nor can it change sagging eyebrows.
During a blepharoplasty, the surgeon will place incisions in natural skin creases so that they are less visible. For some patients, blepharoplasty can even improve a patient's sight because excess skin of the upper eyelid restricts vision. Removal of this skin is a fairly minor procedure that instantly corrects this defect.
If desired, it is possible to use special techniques to create and change eyelid folds in patients of Asian descent. Excess fat is often removed from the inside of the lower eyelid, which avoids a scar on the skin. The improvement in appearance is dramatic and the eyelids are healed within one to two weeks.
Combining a blepharoplasty with another facial procedure, like a brow lift or face lift, can tremendously improve the effects of one’s facial appearance. A simultaneous forehead lift may correct a drooping brow and smooth the forehead, or laser skin resurfacing can remove the fine lines and wrinkling in the eye area.
GLOSSARY
per•cu•ta•ne•ous (adj) - Passed, done, or effected through the unbroken skin.
bleph•a•ro•plas•ty (noun) - Plastic surgery of the eyelids especially to remove fatty or excess tissue. Also called tarsoplasty.
Blepharoplasty (BAHB)
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