Blepharoplasty - Need For Both Functional and Cosmetic Purpose

Blepharoplasty is a plastic surgery that reshapes the upper and lower eyelid through surgery. During surgery excess tissue is either repositioned or removed and surrounding muscles and tendons are strengthened. It is also known as an eyelid lift. Blepharoplastyrnis done for either functional or cosmetic reasons. Functional reason to perform blepharoplasty is extra fat and skin in upper eye blocks the peripheral vision and cosmetic reason to do plastic surgery is to patient’s look more beautiful if extra skin and fat is removed. Upper blepharoplasty is generally done due to functional reason. Lower eyelid skin or eye bag is generally removed due to cosmetic reasons. Lower eyelid blepharoplasty can reduce wrinkles and puffy bags under the eyes. The surgery generally takes up to three hours. Swelling and bruising of the eye will stop within small weeks but complete recovery is gained after several months.

Depending on the patient, the skin texture and adjacent tissue, the surgery takes about 1-3 hours to complete. Surgery is made in the natural skin creases of the eyelids. Fatty tissues can be eliminated with a hidden incision in eyelid. It will take five days to come back normalcy. As risk factor is less in blepharoplasty lot of people want to do it.

Transconjunctival blepharoplasty is one type of blepharoplasty. This type of surgery is done by making an incision on the back of the eyelid. The surgeon takes out lower eyelid fat through this incision without having to make additional external cuts. Because only one cut is made, surgeons cannot take out excess skin during this surgery, take only excess fat. However, the advantage of this type of blepharoplasty is that the eye will heal much faster.

The best way to search a good plastic surgeon is to ask your friends doctors. If they had a good experience with their plastic surgeon, they will refer to you. You should have other options also before committed towards any doctor. If all the surgeons you have consulted suggest for the same procedure, then you realize that your surgeon has recommended the right surgery. It is also needed to check doctor’s board certificate. Experience and qualification is also an important factor. Doctor qualified from U S and Europe should be your first option. Doctor taking fewer prices should not be you search criteria. Do not sacrifice quality for hundreds of euros. Life is more important than price. Cosmetic surgery like blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, facelift, and lip filler creates huge enthusiasm in patients.