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BEFORE AFTER
 The
eyes are the first thing we notice when we meet someone.
Beautiful eyes can make up for other features that are less than
ideal. Likewise, eyes that are tired, droopy, or swollen may
not reflect a vibrant inner self. It is often said that the
earliest signs of aging are around the eyes. You may feel that
the eyes looking back at you in the mirror every morning are old
and tired looking, or maybe people are always questioning
whether or not you had a good night’s sleep because your eyes
are swollen with bags. Fortunately, cosmetic procedures
performed by
Dr.
Haroon Aziz,
the medical director of Aesthetic &
Plastic Surgery, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio can give you
dramatically younger eyes through “eyelid lifts”, also known as
blepharoplasty.
A primary reason for droopy eyes is simply due to
age. As everything droops, so do the eyebrows. As the outer
parts of the eyebrows droop, the skin of the upper eyelids will
look saggy, as if you had developed extra skin that was not
there several years before. Trimming this “extra” skin can
drastically improve that droopy look.
Another reason for “tired eyes” is because of
droopy or migrating eyelid fat. This fat is held back by a thin
wall of fibrous tissue called the orbital septum, which sags
over time. The fat, held firmly back by this wall in youth can
bulge with age, giving you “baggy” upper and lower eyelids. The
procedure trims this extra fat and tightens the wall, restoring
a youthful contour.
THE SURGERY
Eyelid lifts can either be done alone or together
with face and neck lifts or eyebrow and forehead lifts. If done
alone, the operation takes about one and a half hours for all
four eyelids (both upper and both lower eyelids). Blepharoplasty
of the upper eyelids alone typically takes less than 45 minutes
and is most often performed under local anesthesia.
For those patients with puffiness under the eye
or baggy upper and lower eyelids, laser eyelid surgery can
reduce and often eliminate these problems. The end results are
a more alert and youthful look around the eyes.
THE RECOVERY
Recovery from eyelid surgery is complete within 5
to 10 days. Sunglasses allow you to go out in public immediately after
surgery, and make-up can be worn within about one week. Normal
activity can be resumed the next day, and light exercise can be
resumed within 7 to 10 days after surgery.
OTHER OPTIONS
Sometimes eyelid lifts are combined with other
facial procedures called eyebrow and forehead lifts to improve
the height and maintain the contour of the upper eyebrow.
Dr. Aziz
will discuss whether you might benefit from this combined
procedure during your initial consultation.
Eyelid procedures can be very effective in facial
rejuvenation as a single, stand-alone procedure.
If you have
been plagued with tired of puffy eyes then it is time to call
our office to set up a personalized consultation with
Dr. Aziz.
Contact us or call today
(614)
840-9500. |