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Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is a procedure that removes fat along with excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids. Eyelid surgery can correct drooping upper lids and puffy bags below your eyes - features that make you look older and more tired than you feel, and may even interfere with your vision. It won't remove crow's feet or other wrinkles, eliminate dark circles under your eyes, or lift sagging eyebrows. Blepharoplasty can be done alone, or in conjunction with other facial surgery procedures such as a facelift or browlift.

Blepharoplasty works to improve the overall appearance of the eyes by removing excess tissue from the region. People can look exponentially older than they are due to puffy bags under the eyes or drooping, heavy eyelids. Blepharoplasty can help restore youth to your face easily by removing these aging features.

As blepharoplasty is considered to be a minor procedure, it is generally done under a combination of local anesthesia and IV sedation. Many candidates choose to get eyelid surgery at the same time as other procedures such as a face lift, brow lift, or rhinoplasty.

While some patients choose to focus only on their upper or lower eyelids, many choose to have the procedure done on all four lids. In these cases, surgery is first performed on the upper lids, then the surgeon moves to the lower lids. Incisions are usually made in the crease of your eyelid for the upper lids and slightly underneath your eyelashes for the lower lids.

See also: Eyelid Rejuvenation