Department of Surgery
Strong Health's Specialists in Plastic Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery
Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)
Blepharoplasty is the technical name for eyelid surgery. Its goal is to improve the appearance of your eyelids by removing excess fat and drooping skin from your upper eyelids and reducing the bagginess and tightening the skin of your lower eyelids. Blepharoplasty is also sometimes recommended for people whose peripheral vision is impaired by overhanging folds of upper eyelid skin. But it can’t remove crow's feet or other wrinkles, or dark circles under your eyes, nor can it lift sagging eyebrows.
What Eyelid Surgery Can (and Cannot) Do
As with other forms of cosmetic plastic surgery, you need to have a clear and realistic understanding of your motivation and goals for the surgery, and you need to discuss them honestly with your surgeon. Improving your appearance can’t solve all of the difficulties that you might face in life, but it may increase your self-confidence as you deal with them.