Sunday, March 22, 2009

A Guide to Getting Eyelid Surgery

By Robert Jameson

Whenever we meet someone, whether or not it is for the first time then the first thing we do is look into their eyes. As the eyes are such attractive aspects of a persons face, it is not surprising that many people have cosmetic surgery on this area and it's especially true once a person is of mature years. No one doubts that bags under the eyes, droopy eyelids and laughter lines are not attractive but they can be treated with cosmetic eye procedures and make a person much more attractive.

It's true that most men and women get to a point when they consider cosmetic eyelid surgery. Candidates for cosmetic eyelid surgery want their appearance to better communicate their feelings of youth, energy, and vitality.

Re-shaping the eyelid is a cosmetic procedure called Blepharoplasty. Looking youthful and energetic is something that comes from eye and eyelid surgery.

Ptosis is the correct term for a droopy eyelid and now this can be corrected buy tightening the muscle supporting the eyelid. A procedure which aids in the disappearance of the bags and wrinkles below the eyes was actually designed to remove sagging eyebrows buy a procedure which pulls the skin tight called a brow lift.

For some, eyelid surgery can provide improved vision and in a study of 51-64 year olds it was the number one procedure to be considered. Most often a droopy eyelid is due to laxity in upper eyelid skin. The eyelid skin is very thin and as a consequence it is rare for a scar to form here. Upper eyelid surgery does have one downside though and that is the bruising and swelling that normally starts showing very soon after the procedure. Surgical procedures on eyelids are normally straightforward but additional work of removing excess fat and muscle layer is carried out if the eyelid is puffy and heavy.

To avoid eye or eyelid surgery, some consumers are showing a preference to collagen and other injected substances. Sometimes where a facelift or eyelid surgery has not had the desired effect, Micro pigmentation is helping to correct the effect of drooping eyelids by increasing the definition around the eyes with permanent makeup. Micro pigmentation can also be used to help correct the visual shape of the eye thereby avoiding the more expensive surgical option.

The patients ability to heal well and whether they bruise easily are factors that must be thought about before any eyelid surgery proceeds including what type of post operation care will they receive. - 15252

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