Middle-Age Eye - SM Plastic Surgery

Because the incision follows the crease, the scar hides inside the fold and is barely visible.

Where lid sagging limits the field of vision, national health insurance may apply. We check at consultation.

It depends on the degree of lid sagging rather than age; where sagging is pronounced, it can be done from the forties.

Where ptosis is also present, combining upper blepharoplasty with ptosis correction can be expected to bring a better-settled result. The decision follows detailed assessment.

Avoiding over-excision of skin and operating precisely keeps such side effects down.

We judge by how much the eyelid has drooped and how far it blocks your field of vision rather than by age. After a detailed analysis of whether ptosis is present, the degree of drooping and hollowing, and the condition of the wrinkles and muscles around the eye, we advise in consultation whether now is a suitable time.

When the eyelid droops, it can cover the crease so that the line looks shallow or as if it has come undone. We tidy the loose skin along with the muscle and fat beneath it and reset the crease so the eyes look defined again, with the extent decided after a detailed analysis.

When the eyelid droops, people tend to raise the forehead and brows to clear their line of sight. Tidying the drooping tissue eases the effort of opening the eyes, which can help reduce that habit, though the degree of change varies between individuals.

When loose eyelid skin presses the lashes down against the eye, removing that excess skin addresses the functional discomfort as well. We first distinguish through a detailed examination whether the cause is eyelid drooping or something else, and then set the scope of surgery.

Skin folding over and becoming sore is one of the problems caused by a drooping eyelid, and the aim is to reduce that overlap by removing the excess skin. How much is removed depends on your condition, so we advise you after examining the eyelid during the consultation.

We look at the degree of eyelid drooping together with your overall health rather than at age itself. After analyzing whether ptosis is present and how far the eyelid has drooped or hollowed, we explain in consultation whether surgery is possible and what its scope would be.

Stitches are removed at about a week, from five days at the earliest to two weeks at the latest. Healing speed differs from person to person, so the timing is set based on how you are progressing at follow-up.

Regardless of gender, we judge by how far the eyelid has drooped and whether it blocks the field of vision, and we tidy the drooping tissue so the eyes look more defined. Since the impression people want to keep can differ, the amount of skin removed and the height of the line are decided together during the consultation.

Even after loose skin and tissue are tidied surgically, age-related change continues over time. When drooping is felt again differs from person to person, so it is worth having the area checked as you go along.

Drooping of the upper lid and the condition of the lower lid are diagnosed separately, and if both need attention they can be planned together. Whether to operate at the same time is decided in consultation, weighing the condition of your eyes against the recovery involved.