EYELID SURGERY
Learn how Dr Dufresne can help your eyelids look more awake and give you a refreshed, youthful, and normal-looking appearance.
Are your eyelids tired looking?
Eyelid surgery from Dr Dufresne can help.
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 cannot be used to raise the eyebrows or reduce the appearance of wrinkles, crow’s feet or dark circles under the eyes, but the procedure can be combined with others such as a facelift and Botox® treatments to achieve these results.
The procedure is done under general anesthesia and usually takes 45 minutes to a few hours depending on how much work is done. Incisions are made along the eyelids in inconspicuous places (in the creases of the upper lids, and just below the lashes on the lower lids). Then, Dr Dufresne removes excess tissue through these incisions and then stitches them closed with fine sutures. In the case that no skin needs to be removed, Dr Dufresne will likely perform a transconjunctival blepharoplasty, where the incision is made inside the lower eyelid and there are no visible scars.
Stitches are removed after three or four days and most people return to work in ten. Contact lenses may not be worn for two weeks. Eyes can be sensitive to light and wind and may be slightly irritated for a short while; Dr Dufresne may prescribe eye drops and cool compresses to counteract these discomforts.
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For additional reliable consumer information about aesthetic surgery – including eyelid surgery, visit the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
