Blepharoplasty surgery – also referred to as eyelid surgery, eyelid lift surgery, eyelid bag surgery or simply cosmetic eyelid surgery – is one of the most common facial plastic surgical procedures performed today.  Numerous surgeons from varied subspecialties perform eyelid lift surgery.  The problem is that blepharoplasty surgery is a very specialized cosmetic surgery which can easily lead to a poor outcome if not performed by the appropriate surgeon.

So who performs eyelid lift surgery?

  1. Oculoplastic or ophthalmic plastic surgeons.  These specialists are first trained in eyes (ophthalmology) and then further trained is eye plastic surgery.
  2. Facial plastic surgeons.  These are ear nose and throat trained surgeons who do further training in facial cosmetic surgery.
  3. General plastic surgeons.  These are surgeons trained only in plastic surgery – but of the entire body (head to toe).
  4. A variety of other surgeons without any specific training in plastic surgery.

Clearly the best trained and most experienced surgeons for your eyelid bag surgery are oculoplastic surgeons https://drmassry.com/#/6-0 , https://drmassry.com/blog/?p=116 .  All other fields do not have the depth of training in surgery of this very complex area of the face.

Cosmetic oculoplastic surgeons specialize in blepharoplasty (eyelid or eyelid bag surgery) https://drmassry.com/blog/?p=754https://drmassry.com/blog/?p=603, https://drmassry.com/blog/?p=546 , https://drmassry.com/blog/?p=531 .  They also specialize in fixing surgery that has turned out poorly.  No other field in cosmetic surgery has this form of training.  If you have had a poor outcome to your eyelid bag surgery – please see only an oculoplastic surgeon to correct the problem.  This is the best way to ensure a good outcome to your redo (revisional ) procedure.

Common problems encountered after poor result eyelid lift surgery are inability to close the eyes, pulled down lower lids, problems with the canthus (outer corner of the eyelids), residual puffiness, and a slew of other issues.

These problems can be corrected in many cases.  However, to do so, only a specialist in the field should be seen.