subject: Lower Eyelid Lift Surgery Is For People With Prominent Fat Bags Of The Lower Eyelids [print this page] Author: Dave Stringham Author: Dave Stringham
When a plastic surgeon performs a lower eyelid lift, patients are offered a gentle intravenous sedation from their anesthetist. This procedure can, however, be comfortably performed with only the use of local anesthetic. For any patient who has prominent fat bags under their lower eyelids and only a small amount of excess muscle or skin, the eyelid surgery can be performed with zero external sutures. Instead, an incision will be placed on the inner side of the lower eyelid and extra fat will be carefully removed. There are no sutures required for this approach, and patients are asked to use a topical eye drop for a week after to aid in the healing process.When excess skin and wrinkles are present around the lower eyelid, the cosmetic surgeon may choose to use and external incision approach. With this, the incision is made just beneath the lower eyelashes. This is easily hidden during the healing process. Through this lower eyelid incision excess muscle and skin, and even fat may be removed. The incision will then be closed with sutures that will be removed about a week after surgery. Swelling and bruising are slightly more common with lower eyelid surgery, however the problems will typically resolve within a week. Regular activities may be resumed after one to two weeks.Eyelid tightening, or lateral canthoplasty is a procedure that is often done at the same time as lower eyelid surgery in order to tighten an extremely loose lower eyelid. With this surgery, you will be aided in restoring a more youthful position to your lower eyelid in relation to the iris. Other additional procedures that can be performed include fat grafting or fat transfer to the lower eyelid region, as well as lower eyelid laser resurfacing or chemical peel. Both of these may enhance the results of a lower blepharoplasty or lower eyelid lift. Laser eyelid surgery is a technique by which the CO2 laser replaces the scalpel for meticulous incision making. Cosmetic surgeons often use the laser for this time of the procedure which will reduce bruising, bleeding, and healing time.Many patients inquire about "crow's feet" lines or various other fine lines or wrinkles. These areas are able to be treated and improved with laser skin resurfacing or a chemical peel at the same time as and eyelid lift or shortly after. Thin, absorbable sutures that are placed in the incisions usually disappear or are removed at one week after the blepharoplasty. Most patients will complain of little or no pain with this procedure, and are typically able to return to their routine within several days to one week, depending on the extent of the procedure. About the Author:
Dave Stringham, the President of LookingYourBest.com offers information on plastic surgery in San Diego, California and plastic surgery procedures like san diego eyelid lift, brachioplasty, breast augmentation, facelift, and tummy tuck.
