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Fat Transposition For Correction of Tear Troughs

  Aging of the lower eyelid is typified by excessive skin and wrinkles and herniated infraorbital fat. It is this fat that often gives the appearance of lower eyelid bags and puffiness which is always greatest in the morning. This fat is typically removed, in varying amounts, in the commonly performed lower blepharoplasty. While making Read More…

Case Study: Natural Blepharoplasty Surgery in Men

  Background:  Blepharoplasty or eyelid tucks/lifts for men is an increasingly requested facial improvement and is the second most frequently performed male plastic surgery, exceeded only by liposuction body contouring. Periorbital rejuvenation provides a very visible enhancement to a man’s appearance as it removes sagging upper eyelids and puffiness underneath the eyes. For those men Read More…

Getting Rid Of Lower Eyelid Bags with Blepharoplasty Surgery

  One of the earliest and most recognizable signs of facial aging is what occurs around the eyes. Because of the constant movement of the eyelids, the sphincteric action of the surrounding muscle units, and the thinness of the eyelid skin, the effects of time (and sun exposure and lack of a good skin maintenance Read More…

Chemical Peeling of the Lower Eyelid for Wrinkle Reduction

  Contrary to the perception of many, upper and lower eyelid (blepharoplasty) surgery will not do much to improve wrinkles around the eyes. Eyelid procedures are for removing redundant skin and herniated fat. For wrinkle improvement around the eyes, chemical peels are one good option for wrinkle reduction. If chemical peeling is to be done Read More…

Contemporary Upper Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Tuck) – Less is More

  Aging of the eyelids and periorbital area is one of the earliest signs of facial aging. This makes blepharoplasty (eyelid tuck), and an upper blepharoplasty in particular, a workhorse procedure in the arsenal of facial rejuvenation procedures. Many patients fear, however, that such an eyelid procedure will change their appearance somehow rather than making Read More…

Blepharoplasty and Lasik Vision Correction

  Blepharoplasty (eyelid rejuvenation surgery) is one of the most common facial cosmetic surgeries. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons procedural statistics for 2008, nearly 200,000 such surgeries were performed. Lasik (corrective vision) surgery is done even more frequently with roughly one million done as of last year. It should be no surprise, Read More…

The Anatomy of Periorbital Aging and Rejuvenation

The eyes have long been described as a window to the soul and their may be some truth to that often stated expression. But they most certainly convey an impression about our state of tiredness and age and all to frequently people are quick to ask about that tired vs. rested issue. Often (and perhaps Read More…

Upper Blepharoplasty and Eyelid Scars

  Aging around the eye area is one of the first and often most significant signs of facial aging. The areas around the eye that change are the brow and both upper and lower eyelids. All the above sag due to not only loose skin but redundant (extra) skin as well. Most patients have a Read More…

Blepharoplasty Surgery – Perceptions and Misconceptions

One of the most popular and successful facial plastic surgery procedures is blepharoplasty or eyelid tuck surgery. As it is for most the earliest sign of facial aging  is around the eyes.  And as the eyes are seen by all (every human conversation involves a fair amount of time looking into the other person’s eyes.), Read More…

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