Finding the correct surgeon is vital, but why consider eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty in the first place?
The skin around the eye is incredibly thin and this, coupled with fat deposits that can move, can lead to an overall appearance of the eyes looking puffy, tired and potentially sad. A person can feel rested and positive and yet their eyes can be giving quite a different message.
Eyes are also always on show, they are the first thing we look at when talking to someone, eye contact is the basis of communication.
Eyelid surgery is a procedure that can usually be performed under local anaesthetic and can be carried out as a day case or with a single overnight stay. The recovery is then quick, the initial recovery taking a week or two and final results visible after between one and three months.
Given the surgery involves incisions, excess skin being removed and, on some occasions, excess fat being removed too there is some initial swelling and redness after the surgery, but this subsides and progress will be carefully checked at follow-up appointments.
Elena has produced a brochure that goes into more detail about the procedure, how it is carried out and the recovery post surgery.
Post surgery, the effects will be long lasting – the surgery will not stop future ageing, but it will be from the new base, the eyes and eyelids forever looking younger and less tired and saggy than they otherwise would have.