Category: blepharoplasty | technical strategies

Technical Strategies – Asian Love Band Surgery

The Asian eyelid is very different from that of Caucasians both in anatomy and in aesthetic appearance. For the upper eyelid the ‘double eyelid’ blepharoplasty procedure is well known to create a crease which does not naturally exist. But for the lower eyelid aesthetic enhancements are less well known or requested. One newer lower blepharoplasty Read More…

Medial Epicanthoplasty Techniques Compared

The Asian eyelid is known to have a lack of a supratarsal fold and the presence of an epicanthal fold. These are unique eyelid features which are the complete opposite eyelid features seen in the non-Asian eyelid. These differences drive some Asians to seek cosmetic improvement through double eyelid surgery and in the inner eye Read More…

Case Study – Lateral Canthopexies for Changing The Corner Of The Eye

Background: The shape of the eye has a significant impact on both facial appearance and expression. Its inner and outer shape is largely created by the overlying eyelids and how they come together and attach to the inside and outside of the orbital bones. The union of the upper and lower eyelids forms the inner Read More…

Lateral Canthopexy vs Canthoplasty – Implications for Eye Shape

Changing the outer corner of the eye is done for a lot of different aesthetic and reconstructive purposes. The two main reasons are to help correct a lower lid sag from prior surgery (reconstructive) or to create more of an uplifted corner of the eye to change its appearance. (aesthetic) The procedures used to do Read More…

Cooling Gel Masks After Blepharoplasty (Eyelid) Surgery

The eyelids are very thin tissues that are well known to swell and bruise easily. Because one’s eyes are so visible, every upper eyelid surgery patient would like their bruising and swelling to go away as soon as possible. For this reason, it is standard practice to do several after surgery strategies including cold compresses, Read More…

Plastic Surgery Products: Ocumend Gel Pads for Facial Recovery

Bruising is a common sequelae of many aesthetic facial surgeries. While all bruising eventually goes away on its own, every patient would like it to be sooner rather than later. Besides surgical technique, the use of cold compresses and oral Arnica taken before and after surgery have been the most commonly used strategies for both Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study: Visual Obstruction Treated By Browlift And Blepharoplasties

Background: Changes around the eyes are the earliest signs of facial aging. As a result, the ongoing aging effects often creates severe changes around the eyes as one enters their sixties. Besides the excess skin of the upper eyelids and the lower eyelid bags, the eyebrows often sag downward magnifying the hooding effect on the Read More…

Case Study – Natural Blepharoplasty Results

Background: Aging is an inevitable consequence of living and its most recognizable effects are on the face. The first place affected on the face by aging is around and on the eyes. The near constant motion of the eyelids and its thin overlying skin are a set up for wrinkles, loose skin and bags and Read More…

The Effect of Upper Blepharoplasty on Eyebrow Position

One of the most facial aging surgeries is that of blepharoplasty or the removal of excessive eyelid skin. It is most common because everyone develops redundant skin of the eyelids with enough age and everyone has four eyelids. Even for those patients not driven by a desire for an aesthetic improvement, an upper blepharoplasty is Read More…

Case Study: Eyelid Lifts (Blepharoplasty) in the Older Male

Background: Aging begins around the eyes early in life and continues unabated up through one’s senior years. This periorbital aging is manifested by the creation of extra eyelid skin which is caused by the stretching of the thin eyelid skin due to frequent movement. As the redundant eyelid skin becomes excessive it weighs down the Read More…