Blepharoplasty can enhance your appearance and your self-confidence, but it won’t necessarily changee your looks to match your ideal, or cause other people to treat you differently.  Before you decide to have surgery, think carefully about your expectations and discuss them with your surgeon.
            The best candidates for eyelid surgery are men and women who are physically healthy, psychologically stable, and realistic in their expectations. 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.

As people age, the eyelid skin stretches, muscles weaken, and fat accumulates around the eyes, causing “bags” above and below.
A few medical conditions make blepharoplasty 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.

If you’re considering eyelid surgery…
The best candidates for eyelid surgery
All surgery carries some uncertainty and risk
Planning your surgery
Preparing for your surgery
The surgery
After your surgery
Getting back to normal
Your new look

Eyelid Surgery Patients Before and After Pictures