Blepharoplasty - it's both functional and cosmetic surgery to correct upper or lower eyelids by removing excess skin and distribution system connecting and strengthening the muscles. In the case of a significant stretching of the skin of the upper eyelid, it hangs over the eyelashes and leads to a reduction of peripheral vision. Significant narrowing of the visual field causes difficulty in reading and driving. In this case the upper blepharoplasty eyelids done to improve peripheral vision. Patients with less severe stretching of the skin, such as blepharoplasty to do with cosmetic purposes.
Lower eyelid blepharoplasty always perform cosmetic use of hernial to
remove "bags" under the eyes and excess skin. Blepharoplasty through an external incision in the natural lines ever - namely, the top fold of the century, or the incision runs along the outer edge of the lower lid, slightly lower than the situs of eyelashes or inside the lower eyelid (part of the mucous membrane of the eye.
Post-operative bruising and swelling go away within 1-2 weeks, but the final aesthetic result of blepharoplasty surgery can be assessed one month after the operation. The duration of the operation depends on the technology and complexity of clinical cases. Usually this procedure lasts 1-2 hours.
Features of the building skin of the patient, the anatomical features of age, especially hollow bones, which are placed the eyeball and its surrounding tissues affect the cosmetic and functional outcomes after blepharoplasty. Factors that could cause complications after surgery:
Previous dry eye can damage the mucous membrane of the eye;