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The following information has been prepared to familiarize you
with facts about the surgical procedures known as blepharoplasty.
You are requested to read this information thoroughly and to discuss
any questions which might arise with your surgeon before you proceed
with the surgical procedure known as blepharoplasty.
Eyelid surgery can make you look years younger and change one's
appearance from a tired, sad and angry look to an alert, rested
and peaceful look. The operation is designed to remove excess skin
and bagginess around the eye area. The wrinkles around the eyes
are etched into the skin and cannot be removed by this procedure.
A laser resurfacing procedure may be desired if the patient would
like to decrease fine line wrinkles.
Excess skin in the upper eyelids, or bags in the lower lids, are
the most common reason for someone desiring cosmetic eyelid surgery.
Bags in the lower lids are the result of fatty tissue being pushed
forward.
The blepharoplasty operation is designed to improve your appearance
as much as possible. One must accept the judgment of your surgeon
and realize that he or she will remove all the excess tissue to
effect the optimum result for each patient. If a patient has very
droopy brows, it may be impossible to obtain a significant improvement
of upper eyelid appearance without first raising the brows. The
blepharoplasty (without a browlift) does not affect droopy eyebrows.
Your surgeon may suggest a browlift with you if he or she feels
that your most significant problem is brow drooping.
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