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What is eyelid surgery?
Eyelid surgery (technically called blepharoplasty)
is a procedure to remove fat--usually along with excess
skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids. Eyelid
surgery can correct drooping upper lids and puffy bags
below your eyes - features that make you look older
and more tired than you feel, and may even interfere
with your vision. However, it won't remove crow's feet
or other wrinkles, eliminate dark circles under your
eyes, or lift sagging eyebrows. While it can add an
upper eyelid crease to Asian eyes, it will not erase
evidence of your ethnic or racial heritage. Blepharoplasty
can be done alone, or in conjunction with other facial
surgery procedures such as a facelift or brow lift.
If you're considering eyelid surgery, this information
will give you a basic understanding of the procedure-when
it can help, how it's performed, and what results you
can expect. It can't answer all of your questions, since
a lot depends on the individual patient and the surgeon.
Please ask your surgeon about anything you don't understand.
Eyelid Surgery procedure:
During the blepharoplasty procedure, the surgeon makes
incisions that follow the natural lines of the patient's
eyelids. This helps to minimize the appearance of scars.
For the upper eyelids, the incision is made in the creases
of the upper lids. For the lower eyelids, the incision
is made just below the lashes. Obviously, if you are
only having an upper blepharoplasty or a lower blepharoplasty,
only upper or lower eyelid incisions will be made. Your
plastic surgeon may extend the incision into the laugh
lines at the outer corners of your eyes in order to
reduce their appearance. Using these incisions, your
plastic surgeon will separate the skin from the tissue
underneath. The excess fat is removed and sagging skin
and muscle is trimmed. Your plastic surgeon will close
the incisions using very fine sutures.
In situations where a patient has a pocket of fat (bags)
under their eyes but does not have sagging skin, a special
type of blepharoplasty, known as a "transconjunctival
blepharoplasty" may be performed. In this procedure,
the incision is made inside the lower eyelid, since
only fat and not excess skin will be removed. Transconjunctival
blepharoplasty is usually performed on younger patients
who have more elastic skin.
Depending upon whether you are having an upper blepharoplasty,
a lower blepharoplasty or both upper and lower lids
done, the surgery will last between one and three hours.
If you are having other cosmetic surgery procedures
done at the same time, you may be in surgery even longer.
Hindrances to Eyelid Surgery:
There are some diseases which increases the risk
of eyelids surgeries. Among the diseases are:
# Diabetes
# Thyroid problem
# Blood pressure
# Any perennial allergy
# Disease of dry eyes
Preparation for the surgery:
# A smoker will be asked to stop smoking well
in advance of surgery.
# Aspirin and certain anti-inflammatory drugs
can cause increased bleeding, so you should avoid taking
these medications for a period of time before surgery.
# Arrange for someone to drive you home after
surgery and to stay with you at least the first night
following surgery.
Post operation days:
After surgery, the surgeon lubricates your eyes with
ointment and may apply a bandage on to it. Your eyelids
may feel tight and sore as the anesthesia wears off,
but you can control any discomfort with the pain medication
prescribed by your surgeon. If you feel any severe pain,
call your surgeon immediately. Your surgeon will instruct
you to keep your head elevated for several days, and
to use cold compresses to reduce swelling and bruising.
Many doctors recommend eye drops, since your eyelids
may feel dry at first and your eyes may burn or itch.
For the first few weeks you may also experience excessive
tearing, sensitivity to light, and temporary changes
in your eyesight, such as blurring or double vision.
In India the leading doctors going for these kinds
of surgeries are:
# Dr. Antony Arvind Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
# Dr. G. Manokaran Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
# Dr. G. Ravichandran Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
# Dr. K. Ramachandran Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
# Dr. K. Shashibushan Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
# Dr. K. Sridhar Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
# Dr. M.S. Sundarajan Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
# Dr. Nirmala Subramaniam Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
# Dr. Prof. R. Venkataswami Apollo Hospitals,
Chennai
# Dr. R. Murugesan Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
# Dr. S.Ganapathy Krishnan Apollo Hospitals,
Chennai
# Dr. V. Kalanidhi Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
# Dr. V. Sethu Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
# Dr. Bharatendu Swain Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad
# Dr. Sudhakar Prasad Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad
# Dr. Purnima Aiyer Apollo Hospitals, Colombo
# Dr. Shivaram Bharathwaj Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
Apollo Hospital's Plastic and Cosmetic surgery Department
is at par to international standards. It treats deformities,
injury related conditions and personal grooming requirements.
Eyelid surgeries are quite familiar a business in Apollo
Hospitals.
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