What do our eyes tell us about ourselves?
The eyes are protected by fat. The eyelid muscles and skin hold this fat in place giving a more youthful look from the eyelashes to the cheek. Age and gravity will cause the tissue to sag, though. Sometimes there is excess fat behind the support wall of skin causing baggy eyelids. When excess skin is relaxed, it causes eye bags. Upper eyelid bags can be caused by drooping eyebrows.
Blepharoplasty, or eyebag removal, sculpture addresses each problem that is causing the baggy eyelids. The best candidates for eyebag removal are physically healthy and have realistic expectations. If you have dry eyes, lack of tears, high blood pressure, hypothyroidism, Graves’ disease, circulatory problems, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease you should talk to your doctor before deciding to undergo eyebag removal. Also, if you have glaucoma or a detached retina, you should see if you have any other options other than eyebag removal surgery.
There are risks to any plastic surgery, including eyebag removal surgery. Infection and a reaction to the anesthesia are very common. You may have blurred vision, but this will go away in as little as a few days. Slight scarring and swelling at the corner of the eyelids is common with this surgery, also. After the stitches are taken out, very tiny whiteheads may appear.
These can be removed by you doctor with a fine tip needle. A very rare risk is not being able to close your eyes anymore. In some cases this can be permanent. If the lower eyelid pulls downward, further surgery may be needed.
All of this is something that you should talk to you doctor about before signing a consent form to have eyebag removal surgery. He can answer any further questions that you may have. At least you will know what to expect, then.
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