Your Candidacy for Eyelid Surgery

When you age, gravity pulls down the skin around your face and the muscles loose their natural strength. This causes sagging of the eyebrows, lids, and creates the appearance of bags under your eyes. This is can be detrimental not only to your sense of confidence in your appearance but it can also case problems with your eyes and your ability to see. Eyelid surgery is a way to correct this distinct sign of aging.

Aging is inevitable. You may feel that your face does not match your outward attitude towards life. You may be working well into your 60s while your contemporaries are retiring. You may lead a very active lifestyle. No matter what over the counter creams and skin treatments there are – aging still happens.

If you do not feel comfortable in your own face because of sagging, eyelid surgery can bring back years on your face. Now your inward attitude shows on the outside. Many of your close friends, family, and coworkers will see the instant difference. People you meet for the first time, however, won’t be able to notice that you’ve had work done – all they’ll see is your confidence. They say you should put your best face forward. Why not improve your look through surgery.

In many cases eyelid surgery is a necessity. When skin sags over your eyes you may experience a number of problems with tear glands as well as sight impairment. The sagging skin causes difficulty seeing because the muscles that control your eyelids are not working as well as they did in your youth. You may experience watery eyes or have trouble opening your eyes wide enough to see. Surgery can restore some of the muscle and remove excess skin that has developed over time so that you are able to continue many of the activities you enjoy in life. Driving a car will be less difficult. And you’ll be able to clearly make your way around the house well into your old age as well as see your grandchildren clearly!

The scientific term for the surgery is called blepharoplasty. This is the surgical procedure that corrects the sagging of the eyelids. What a certified plastic surgeon will do is make an incision around the crease of your upper and lower eyelid, repair the damaged muscles so that they function better, and remove the excess skin before sewing you back up. Because the incision is along the creases of your lids, post-op scarring will be minimal and fairly unnoticeable weeks after the procedure. There is a recovery period to think about, as age is also a factor here.

Once you’ve completed the eyelid surgery, your face will brighten up and you will be able to see properly. Whether you’re getting it for aesthetics reasons out of medical necessity, you must be a proper candidate. Talk to your doctor if you have any current issues with your eyes such as glaucoma, or have any issues with high blood pressure, as these and other examples can create complications during the surgery.