Cosmetic eyelid surgery and reconstructive eyelid plastic surgery in London UK by consultant eyelid surgeon Dr Vickie Lee

The area around the eyes are the first to show changes of
ageing. A properly performed Blepharoplasty should
rejuvenate your face and make it look more alert. This operation can also be performed for people with excessive
skin on the upper eyelids blocking peripheral vision.

Nothing lasts forever. However, by rejuvenating the part of the face most prone to ageing, it should take many years for the loose
sagging skin to reform and the fat pockets to reaccumulate.

Every surgical procedure leads to scars. The incisions in Blepharoplasty are in the normal creases and folds of the
upper and lower eyelids. With time the scars become very thin and hardly visible. If surgery is performed to treat baggy lower
eyelids, the incision can sometimes be done from inside the eyelid with no external scarring.

Blepharoplasty is not intended to deal with these problems.
Other cosmetic procedures may be able to help. Please discuss this with your oculoplastic surgeon.

There should not be any long-term problems. Short-term bruising and swelling after surgery is normal and the eyelids may feel
quite tight in the immediate post-operative period.

The surgery is normally performed on a day patient basis. You
are given local anesthesia and light intravenous sedation to relax you. You'll return home the same day.

The maximum bruising and swelling should settle after two
weeks, although it will take a full month to achieve complete recovery. Consult your doctor.

Where there is a case for undertaking surgery to remove visual impairment, some insurance companies will reimburse all or part
of the cost of upper eyelid surgery. Procedures for cosmetic improvements are generally not covered. However patients should
check these details with their insurance companies or agents.