The eyes are the window to our connection with the outside world and play a key role in our social relationships. Usually in human relationships, looking at each other is the first step. For this reason, the appearance of people’s eyes has a great impact on others’ initial judgment of the person, as well as the person’s self-confidence. With age, changes in the structure of the eyelids occur, which makes a person look older and tired. The major part of these changes is:

Creates fine wrinkles around the eyelids
Stretching and loosening of the eyelid skin, which sometimes leads to the skin hanging from the edge of the eyelid.
Accumulation of excess fat under the skin of the eyelids
Loosening of the eyelid muscles
Drooping eyelids or eyebrows

The sum of these changes makes the face look old and tired. In addition, if these conditions are severe, it can affect a person’s visual function by blocking the lateral field of view.

Eyelid correction surgery is a cosmetic surgery that is performed to correct these changes and create a younger and happier appearance. Blepharoplasty, which is one of the most common methods of cosmetic surgery, removes excess skin, fat and muscle and corrects the position of the eyelid, significantly improving the appearance of the person and giving the person a younger and healthier appearance. The beneficial results of this surgery overshadow a person’s face for years and sometimes for life.

Who is eyelid cosmetic surgery suitable for?

The best candidates for eyelid cosmetic surgery are those who are at least 35 years old and the drooping eyelid or puffiness under the eyes (due to the accumulation of excess fat) has caused unpleasant changes in their face. To have surgery, it is necessary for the person to be generally healthy and not have a specific disease. Given the growing trend of cosmetic surgery, it is very important for the patient to have realistic and reasonable expectations from the surgery and its results in order to achieve the desired results. To get a correct view, it is very helpful to see pictures of other people before and after surgery and possibly to consult with people who have had surgery before. It should also be noted that eyelid correction surgery does not improve the following:

Wrinkles around the eyelids, between the eyebrows and on the forehead (Botox injection is a good way to treat these wrinkles)
Black circles around the eyes
Drooping eyebrows

However, it should be remembered that eyelid cosmetic surgery is a surgery anyway and its possible complications are not easily eliminated. Therefore, detailed specialized consultation is necessary to perform this surgery.

Types of eyelid cosmetic surgery

However, it should be remembered that eyelid cosmetic surgery is a surgery anyway and its possible complications are not easily eliminated. Therefore, detailed specialized consultation is necessary to perform this surgery.

Upper eyelid surgery:

In upper eyelid surgery, excess skin is removed on the upper eyelid and fat bags (which appear as puffiness above the eyelid). In addition, if there is a drooping eyelid, it can be corrected during the operation. Upper eyelid surgery improves the shape and position of the upper eyelid. In addition, if the presence of excess skin or drooping eyelids has limited lateral vision, it will solve this problem and give the person a younger and more alert appearance. Sometimes eyebrow lift surgery is performed in conjunction with upper eyelid surgery.

Lower eyelid surgery:

Lower eyelid surgery is mostly performed to remove fat bags under the lower eyelid that cause puffiness of the eye. Usually part of the skin of the lower eyelid is also removed. These changes generally make a person look younger.

Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty:

This method is mostly used in young people whose skin has not yet lost its elasticity and has a relatively firm consistency. In this procedure, fat bags are removed under the eyelid through an incision in the back of the lower eyelid (on the conjunctival side) without manipulating the skin. The advantage of this method is that there is no need to make incisions on the skin.