The word blepahroplasty means to remove excess tissue (skin, muscle or fat) from the eyelid. It can be performed for cosmetic reasons, or to improve field of vision (peripheral vision) We often use the term to describe plastic surgery of the eyelid. Blepharoplasty is derived from the Greek words blepharon, meaning eyelid, and plastos, meaning…
Losing and Eye (A Prosthetic Eye – Anophthalmia) Does Not Mean You Cant Look Good
Unfortunately people lose their eyes to trauma or disease all the time. This is probably the saddest and most difficult thing I deal with on a daily basis. However, both appearance and function can be improved significantly, as long as aesthetics are strongly considered in the reconstruction. Below is a woman who lost the right eye…
How the eyelids age.
For years when patients came to see cosmetic surgeons they were counseled on how surgery could remove the excess skin and bags and get rid of wrinkles. The thinking was that gravity made the eyelids and face sag and that cutting out skin and fat and lifting tissue was the answer. Well we have found…
Can you fix my lower lids??? – Correcting retracted/ “pulled down” lower lids.
This very sweet woman had her eyelids done elsewhere with a difficult postoperative healing course. Her lids scarred down which led to irritation, pain and discomfort. These kinds of problems can occur in the best of hands and require specialized eyelid surgical techniques to correct. I performed revision surgery on her lower lids (canthoplasty, cheek…
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