Lower Blepharoplasty

Lower Blepharoplasty

This type of surgery improves the look of the lower eyelids and also known as lower eyelid surgery. It is designed to reduce under-eye bags, puffiness, and looseness of the skin and wrinkles that can come with age, genetics or your lifestyle factors.

What it includes?

Surgery can be performed by using either of two main blepharoplasty approaches.

Transconjunctival Approach:

• An incision is made inside the lower eyelid.
• This surgery is best for those with fat, but not too much extra skin and who are under 50 years old.
• No traces of the incision can be seen.

Transcutaneous Approach:

• The incision is made just below the lash line.
• Surgeons remove, adjust or position the fat, tighten the muscles and eliminate excess skin.
• Injury may result in a little scar which is almost impossible to detect with the eye alone.

Need for Lower Blepharoplasty

Whether you need lower blepharoplasty depends on the concerns. These are some signs and reasons that people might consider the procedure:

Common Reasons People Consider Lower Blepharoplasty:

Under-Eye Bags or Puffiness

• When fat follicles grow too big and push their way out of the blood vessel walls
• None of these methods—creams, making changes in lifestyle or getting enough sleep—surprisingly improved the condition.

Relaxed or Loose Skin around Your Under-Eyes

• May leave skin looking wrinkled, folded or tired
• Trouble oneself with making up or impair one’s belief in their looks

Dark Circles under the Eyes with Shadow

• Not because of darker skin, but because of the fat sinking, leaving a valley

Wrinkles beneath the Eyelid

• Fine or creased skin that gives your face a sagging appearance

Unequal or Different Eyes

• Sometimes, only one of your eyes is redder, puffier or has a tired or aged look

Non-surgical therapies did not show improvement

• Attempted fillers, creams or laser treatments with almost no results

Looking for a Solution That Lasts

• Trying to achieve a solution that lasts longer than dermal fillers or skincare can give

Causes leading to Lower Blepharoplasty

Here are the main causes that lead people to seek lower blepharoplasty, categorized by type:

Aging 

• Losing the skin’s flexibility means that skin may sag or form wrinkles.
• A stretched out orbital septum leads to the under-eye area filling with fat.
• When the skin and muscle tissue thins, the puffiness and dark circles begin to stand out

Genetics

• Young people can sometimes show under-eye puffiness because of inherited weakness in the eye tissue.
• If heart disease appears in your family, it can happen to you during your 20s or 30s.

Lifestyle Factors

• Trouble sleeping.
• Stress
• Eating too much salt makes our bodies retain water and makes us look bloated.
• Taking drugs such as smoking or drinking alcohol speeds up your skin aging and makes your body hold extra water.

Problems with Chronic Allergies or Sinus Infections

• Leads to extra fluid building up under the eyes and inflammation.
• Chronic swelling can last and cause the pockets of fat to become harder to hide.

Wrong Fillers

• When tear trough or cheek fillers are administered wrongly, shadows or lumps could appear below the eyes.
• Sometimes resembles or aggravates the look of eye bags.

Facial Bone Loss or Loss of the Volume of the Cheekbones

• The loss of volume in your midface and cheekbones makes the hollow under the eyes more prominent as you age.
• As a result, under-eye fat contrasts more strongly with the skin around it, so bags become clear.

Eyelid Laxity

• With age, the muscle around the eye strengthens less and less
• Can result in eye lids sagging or not in the proper position

Lower Blepharoplasty Before and After

Most times, lower blepharoplasty leads to noticeable but gentle rejuvenation of the region below the eyes. It allows you to appear younger and more rested yet still make the same facial expressions you always have. Here’s a brief explanation of lower eyelid surgery before and after:

Before Lower Blepharoplasty

The majority of people consider the procedure due to these typical issues:

• Bags under your eyes that remain even after you’ve rested
• A fatty bulge or swelling under the eyes
• Loose or wrinkled skin situated below the eyes
• A clearly noticeable groove or hollow between the lower eyelid and the cheek
• Being tired, older or stressed, even with plenty of rest
• One eye looks different from the other
• The appearance of makeup in places where skin crinkles
• Trouble getting a smooth look under the eyes with skincare or dermal fillers

After Lower Blepharoplasty

• Most people who try them report getting better.

Aesthetic Improvements:

• Under-eye skin that is smoother and doesn’t have a noticeable bulge
• Displaced fat causes the eye to look less shadowed and reduces dark circles.
• Improved skin tightness that makes eyes look younger
• Less of a sudden change from the lower eyelid to the cheek
• The face looks brighter and more vigorous.
• Better facial balance
• The use of makeup and concealer becomes much simpler under the eyes.

Functional Improvements:

• Fewer products that go under the eyes
• Improve self-confidence while interacting in public or at work
• A clearer view of themselves and less worry about the eyes
• Not as many occasions where you feel you need to squint or frown.

Lower Blepharoplasty Treatment

Procedure Details

• Local anaesthesia with or without sedation can be used or you may receive general anaesthesia.
• Duration is as short as 45 minutes or as long as 2 hours.
• The surgery will be performed either in an outpatient surgery center or the hospital.

Surgical Steps

• Tagging where the eyelid incisions should take place and where the fat will be adjusted
• Choosing the right cut (in the body or on the body surface)
• Getting rid of or moving fat
• Correcting hangover skin folds when necessary
• Closing the incision with fine, small stitches

Post-Op Care

• Using cold compresses to treat swelling
• Eye drops are products designed to moisturize your eyes.
• Raising the head while you sleep
• Don’t participate in hard activities, avoid the sun and stop rubbing your eyes

Recovery Timeline

• In the first two days after surgery, mild discomfort and some swelling and bruising happen.
• After 3 to 7 days, your face may look its most swollen or bruised and applying a cold compress can be helpful.
• 1–2 Weeks: If surgery was external, stitches come out; you could go back to work
• In about three to six weeks, your swelling is largely gone and your final shape is starting to appear.
• You can expect both healing and the best results to happen in 3–6 months.

Success Rate

Many people achieve excellent results from lower blepharoplasty, mostly when it is performed by a skilled oculoplastic or facial plastic surgeon.

• Overall success rate: 85% to 95%

Lower Blepharoplasty Cost

• The cost of lower blepharoplasty is $1,200.

Best Hospital Eyelid Surgery

• Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon
• Medanta-The Medicity, Gurgaon
• Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon
• Max Hospital, Gurgaon
• Apollo Hospital, Delhi

Best Lower Blepharoplasty Doctor

Eyelid Surgery Doctor:

• Dr. Pradeep Kumar Singh
• Dr. Rakesh K Khazanchi
• Dr. Vipul Nanda
• Dr. Sunil Choudhary
• Dr. Kuldeep Singh

Why Choose GetWellGo for Lower Blepharoplasty treatment?

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• Complete transparency
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• Assistance during and after the course of treatment.
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