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You have heard about Blepharoplasy, but did not understand the procedure enough to make the commitment. Well ViVa Skin Care Center is pleased to offer this service on an outpatient basis. The procedures are done by a board certified plastic surgeon.
What is Blepharoplasty?
As you age, your eyelids stretch, and the muscles supporting them weaken. As a result, excess fat may gather above and below your eyelids, causing sagging eyebrows, drooping upper lids and bags under your eyes. Besides making you look older, severely sagging skin around your eyes also can impair your vision.
Eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty (BLEF-uh-ro-plas-te), repairs droopy eyelids by removing excess skin, muscle and fat. All you need to do is to call ViVa to help decide if this surgery is right for you, find out what you can realistically expect and explore the benefits and risks involved.
Who is a candidate for Blepharoplasty?
You might consider blepharoplasty if excess tissue keeps your eyes from opening completely. Removing this tissue can improve vision and make your eyes appear younger and more alert. Specifically, blepharoplasty may be an option if you have:baggy or puffy upper eyelids, excess skin on lower eyelids or dark circles or bags under eyes.
The ViVA Experience
Before scheduling blepharoplasty, you need to meet with our plastic surgeon to discuss the important factors that determine whether the procedure is likely to work well for you. This meeting generally includes:
- Your medical history. Your surgeon asks questions about conditions you have or have had, as well as any current medications. Detailed questions may focus on dry eyes, glaucoma, allergies that affect your eyes and other eye problems.
- A physical examination. Your surgeon conducts a complete physical examination, which includes testing your vision and tear production.
- Photographs. Your eyes are photographed from different angles. These photos help with planning the surgery and assessing its immediate and long-term effects.
- A discussion of your expectations and reasons for wanting the Blepharoplasty.
How is Blepharoplasty done?
The procedure is done in our ViVa Skin Care Center Burlington office on an outpatient basis Blepharoplasty is usually done under local anesthesia by a board certified plastic surgeon.
If you have surgery on your upper and lower eyelids, the surgeon works on your upper lids first. The surgeon makes an incision along the natural fold of the upper eyelid. Then excess skin and some muscle and fat beneath the skin are removed. The incision is closed with tiny stitches an invisible scar.
The incision on the lower lid is made just below the lashes in your eye's natural crease or inside the lower lid. The surgeon removes excess fat, sagging skin and muscle. Depending on where the initial incisions are made, stitches may follow the lower lid's natural crease or be placed inside the lower eyelid.
Call today to speak to a Viva professional about Blepharoplasty today and schedule your FREE consultation!
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