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BLEPHAROPLASTY ( Eyelid Surgery ) is a procedure performed often by plastic surgeons to remove fat – usually along with excess skin and muscle from the upper and/or lower eyelids. Eyelid surgery can correct drooping upper lids and puffy bags below your eyes. These features can make you look older and more tired than you feel, and my interfere with your vision. However, it won’t remove crow’s feet or other wrinkles, eliminate dark circles under your eyes or lift sagging eyebrows. While it can add an upper eyelid crease to Asian eyes, it will not erase evidence of your ethnic or racial heritage. Blephroplasty can be done alone, or in conjunction with other facial surgery procedures such as a facelift or brow lift. At the discretion of Dr. Brantner, a blepharoplasty procedure of the lower eyelids, may or may not include a mid-face elevation, which is raising the fat pads located on the cheek bone, to “fill in” under the eye.
Blepharoplasty surgery is individualized for each patient. The best candidates for Blepharoplasty surgery are physically healthy and psychologically stable men and women who have realistic expectations of the benefits of eyelid surgery. Most are 35 or older, but if droopy, baggy eyelids run in your family, you may decide to have eyelid surgery at a younger age. A few medical conditions make blephroplasty more risky. They include thyroid problems, such as hypothyroidism and Graves’ Disease, dry eye or lack of sufficient tears, high blood pressure or other circulatory disorders, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. A detached retina or glaucoma is also reason for caution; check with your ophthalmologist before you have surgery.
When a patient has an abnormal amount of excess skin and tissue in the upper eyelids that interferes with their vision, it is possible that the procedure can be covered by insurance. The individual must first have a Visual Field examination done by an Optometrist or Ophthalmolgist and be referred to Dr. Brantner with a copy of the Visual Field examination and a letter from the performing provider detailing the results of the Visual Field examination and recommending a blepharoplasty procedure for visual impairment. A lower lid blepharoplasty is nearly always considered a cosmetic procedure and will not be covered by insurance.
If you have more questions about Blepharoplasty, we recommend you click on the link below, which will take you to the website of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. There you will find the greatest amount and most up-to-date information available to help you learn about blepharoplasty procedures, and aid you in making a decision as to whether it is right for you. |
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