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What is an Eye Bag Surgery?

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  Lower eyelid surgery, also called “lower blepharoplasty" is a type of cosmetic surgery that improves sagging, puffy, and wrinkled lower eyelids. Usually, this cosmetic surgery is combined with such surgeries as upper blepharoplasty. facelift or brow lift.     The surgeon administers local anesthesia and IV sedation to the patient during the surgery. The eye bag surgery may last from 1h to 2 hours.     The surgeon then makes an incision under the eyelashes. After that, he removes excess skin or fat and places sutures to close the incision.   After the surgery, patients might feel soreness, notice bruising and swelling. However, cold compresses and prescribed medications help reduce potential swelling and pain in the surgery site.     The doctor removes the stitches on the 5th day after the surgery. Every other day, you should visit the clinic for follow-up treatment and dressing.     For the first 2~3 weeks after stitch removal, it is b...

How to improve dark circles under the eye?

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One of the main signs that add some years to your age is dark circles under the eye. Of course, there might many more causes of dark circles under the eyes. However, it is a thick amount of fat that makes eyes look shaded and tired. Those who wish to improve dark circles might want to undergo a simple cosmetic procedure under-eye fat repositioning surgery. Fat repositioning is a cosmetic procedure through which accumulated fat in one area is redistributed into the hollow areas. This method works best to improve not only dark circles, but it also helps improve deep, hollow furrows of the eyes. This cosmetic procedure does not help with all types of dark circles. Depending on the amount of fat, the doctor may recommend combining eye fat removal surgery with fat repositioning. One must visit the clinic for a check-up, and the treatment period is only one day. Potential swelling might last for 1~2 weeks. After 2~3 weeks, the swelling subsides, and the eyes return to their previous natural ...

Blepharoplasty. What type of surgery is it?

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The medical term "blepharoplasty" is a kind of surgery that corrects the saggy or droopy eyelids by removing excess skin, fat tissues, and parts of muscles. The word "blepharoplasty" itself comes from the Green language "blepharon" signifying "an eyelid" and "plasty" - to form, create, or act. In a simple language, it is an eyelid-forming procedure. In today's article, we will be discussing important things about blepharoplasty one should know.  Let us find out why blepharoplasty is done in the first place. The main reason people undergo eyelid surgery is to repair saggy or droopy eyelids as well as bags under the eyes. It will correct a person's appearance and helps look younger. As we age, our muscles in the eyelids weaken. It is one of the most common causes of droopy eyelids. Since eyelids muscles lose their elasticity, the person's vision (peripheral vision, also known as side vision) might also get blurred because of t...

What you need to know about lower blepharoplasty?

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Lower blepharoplasty, also called lower eyelid surgery, is a surgical procedure improving the saggy, baggy, and puffy, wrinkled lower eyelids. Most of the time, this surgery is conducted in combination with such surgeries as facelift, mid-facelift, brow lift, and upper blepharoplasty (upper eyelid surgery).  With the help of lower blepharoplasty, the doctor can remove excess skin and fat, wrinkles under the eyes as well as correct the dark circles. As a result, the person looks much younger, and the under-eye area becomes smoother and flat without any wrinkles and eye bags. After removing the excess fat and skin, the doctor sutures the surgery area delicately, which doubles the result of the surgery.  Lower eyelid surgery can be administered under local and general anesthesia. The patient is not fully asleep during the operation, but the doctor can numb the eyelid by putting eye drops to relieve the pain. The incision is made in the under-eye area just below the lower eyelashe...