One of the most requested cosmetic eyelid procedures is eye bag surgery. As we age, the membrane that holds the fat back weakens and the fat comes forward, creating the appearance of those unwanted eye bags. Eye bag surgery, or cosmetic lower lid blepharoplasty, is a very specialized procedure which should ONLY be performed by an experienced eyelid surgeon, like Dr. Massry.  Although it is a commonly performed procedure, complications from an inexperienced surgeon can be devastating. Seeing an oculoplastic surgeon, who is a specialist in eyelid surgery, helps...

When you first decide to take your beauty routine to the next level, you quickly realize there are a lot of different non-surgical procedures available to help you erase your unwanted wrinkles. Two of the most common non-surgical procedures are Botox and fillers – they are two very different things. To help educate patients, Beverly Hills oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Guy Massry, has put together a true or false list of the most common questions about Botox vs fillers. How many of these do you already know? Botox and fillers are the same thing – FALSE Although both...

Cosmetic eyelid surgery is not a "one size fits all" procedure. Our eyes are the most defining characteristics of our face and deserve to be treated with personalized and customized care. Dr. Guy Massry believes the best cosmetic eyelid surgery results are those that are tailored to the specific needs of the patient. Below you can see a patient before (left) and after (right) customized cosmetic eyelid surgery.  So how did Dr. Massry achieve the best cosmetic eyelid surgery results for this patient? He performed a customized outer brow lift with upper and lower...

Lower blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery) can be performed through an eyelid skin incision or from inside the lower lid.  There is no doubt surgery from inside the lid is harder and more technically demanding.  However, it is far safer, more cosmetically appealing and leads to significantly less potential complications.  The dreaded result of surgery through the skin is a pulled down (or retracted) lower eyelid.  This is VERY hard to fix, even in the best of hands.  Here are the important points to keep in mind when deciding to undergo a lower...

Lower blepharoplasty is a great facial rejuvenation procedure.  Modern surgery can be performed from inside the eyelid or from the skin.  There are pros and cons to each approach.  Today Dr. Massry is going to talk about the differences of filling the lower lid hollows with fat.  There are 2 ways to do this. Fat transfer or grafting (two names for the same procedure) Fat repositioning What is Fat Grafting? Fat grafting is when fat is harvested from another part of the body (ie. abdomen) via a liposuction technique and then injected into the eyelid hollows. ...

Did you know that the brow and upper eyelid should both be evaluated when considering blepharoplasty? Many patients come in for upper blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery) thinking that it will address their upper eyelid bags. However, what most don’t know is that the position of the outer brows often affects the upper lid fullness.  When the outer brow falls, which is a normal change of aging, the upper lids become heavier. While cosmetic eyelid surgery is a very common procedure these days, it is still very important to find an eyelid specialist who knows...

Lower eyelid fat grafting (or fat transfer) has gained widespread popularity amongst plastic surgeons over the last few decades. It can be a great option for replacing lost volume in the face and is a potentially permanent option, as compared to fillers.  This is all well and good.  However, it is important to really think this procedure through prior to proceeding with it, especially when fat grating the lower lids.  Why? Because some bad complications can occur. Here are important facts to consider about fat grafting: Grafted fat has an unpredictable survival....

Facial fillers are an increasingly more common cosmetic intervention throughout the United States, and the world, in general.  We have learned much about filler materials, injection techniques, and how to prevent complications.  What is still “hotly” debated is how to best deliver the filler material - a cannula vs needle? Here are some points to consider for the patient when the filler treatment is performed. Fillers were initially given only with needles.  The cannula – a blunt tipped delivery device – was introduced in the last 5 years to give an option other...