Lower eyelid surgery, or lower blepharoplasty, is commonly performed by a proficient, qualified cosmetic surgeon for safely and effectively helping to reduce the overall bagginess of your lower eyelid. Since eyelids are a prominent facial feature, it is understandably quite desirable to remove these unsightly excess fat deposits, which are primarily to blame for bagginess of the eyelids.

If it is your innate desire to augment your lower eyelids by having these procedures performed, you should consider consulting a reputable cosmetic surgeon to seek further advice as well as to have the most suitable lower eyelid surgical procedure scheduled for yourself.

Cosmetic Lower Eyelid Surgery Procedure

During your lower eyelid surgical procedures, your cosmetic surgeon may pursue any of these steps, depending entirely on your overall health condition and the results specifically targeted.

He may step-by-step conservatively remove fat deposits from either a single, both or even all three pads of fat, thereby sculpting your lower eyelid into the desired shape and appearance.

He will take special care to particularly leave the fullness of a part of your lower eyelid intact, since hollowed eyelids appear to suggest illness or aging rather than vitality.

In addition to ‘transconjunctival lower blepharoplasty’, he may also consider following options for the treatment of your damaged or loose skin:

  • softening of wrinkles, improvement of skin quality, and slightly tightening your skin by application of TCA chemical peel, or trichloroacetic acid, immediately after the surgery is performed
  • perform pinch blepharoplasty by pinching and then patiently excising a small strip of the skin from an area below your lashes, ensuring not to affect the deeper structure of your eyelid
  • if needed, he may by performing canthopexy tighten sagging or thinned tissues that support your lower eyelid, by attaching the tissue to the fascia around your socket, to the bone, or to the lining

Skin incisions made during your surgical procedures will eventually be closed by your cosmetic eyelid surgeon by combining both continuous and interrupted fine non-dissolving stitches.

Lower Eyelid Cosmetic Surgery Recovery Period

Usually, you may experience some moderate bruising which will automatically start fading after several days following your surgery. They should normally disappear entirely with a fortnight. You will be able to resume your daily activities two days after your treatment. More strenuous activities must be avoided till after two or three weeks. You would further be advised to take it as easy as possible for at least ten days.

Lower Eyelid Surgery Best Candidate

Anyone in good health, no diabetes or heart conditions, and desirous of a new look with realistic expectation, is normally considered a suitable candidate.

Side Effects Associated With Lower Eyelid Surgery

Similarly, lower eyelid cosmetic surgery is no exception, other than when performed by a competent and experienced cosmetic eyelid surgeon, who proficiently uses some of the latest technological innovation in medical surgery to effectively reduce most of these risks.

The positive side of your lower eyelid surgical procedures is a more youthful look and vitality.

Cosmetic Lower Eyelid Surgery Costs

The cost of a normal lower transconjunctival eyelid surgery is around $4,000 to $5,000.