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 to trauma.  Note on the left is her appearance before surgery.  On the right top is her surgical result after reconstructing the right eye and socket and placement of a false eye (prosthesis).  On the right below is her surgical...

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 that often times this kind of surgery made patients look funny, gaunt, pulled and “done.” It just doesn’t look natural. Why is this? In the last decade or so we have learned that one of the main reasons we look aged and tired is loss of volume (fat) from our faces....

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 lift and skin flaps from the  upper to lower lids lids) to elevate and reposition them.  She has done very well with an excellent result.  Refer to photo below for her surgical outcome.  On the left is the before...