Type of Anesthesia: General or Local Anesthesia
Operation Duration: 1-3 Hours
Duration of Hospitalization: 1 Day
Sensitivity: 1-2 Weeks
Return to Work Time: 2 Weeks
What is Eyelid Aesthetics (Blepharoplasty)?
- Surgical procedures applied to the lower and upper eyelids and around the eyes in order to eliminate the problems around the eyes are called eyelid aesthetics.
- Assistance is sought from endoscopic facial surgeries when necessary.
- When necessary, in addition to eyelid aesthetics, forehead lifting and eyebrow lifting are applied together to achieve more effective results.
What are the benefits of Eyelid Aesthetics (Blepharoplasty)?
- Deformities caused by sagging skin or excess muscle tissue in the eyelid are eliminated.
- After the surgery, the eye area is provided to have a tighter and younger appearance.
- The person’s facial expression becomes more expressive.
How is Eyelid Aesthetics (Blepharoplasty) performed?
- A detailed examination is performed by the professional doctor and his team before the operation.
- With an effective patient-doctor communication, the most accurate application that can be done in line with the patient’s wishes is determined.
- The patient is given detailed information about the procedures.
- The procedure to be applied to the eyelid and its surroundings is decided.
- Intervention is performed with local anesthesia. (General anesthesia can be applied in patients who cannot apply local anesthesia.)
- The operation takes approximately 1-3 hours.
- A small incision is made from the natural fold of the eyelid.
- Excess skin and fat tissue are removed from here.
- The incision section is sutured so that there are no scars.
- There is no severe pain after the operation.
- When necessary, the patient is supported with painkillers.
- The sutures are removed in approximately 5-7 days.
- There is a rapid reduction in bruising and swelling after the stitches are removed.
- All complaints are resolved within 15 days.
- After about 1 month, the patient is completely healed.
