Blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, is one of the few procedures that changes how rested a face looks rather than how young it looks. Skin around the eye is the thinnest on the body, so it is the first area to stretch. When the upper lid starts to hood, the eye looks smaller and makeup stops sitting properly. When the lower lid loosens, fat pushes forward and creates the bag that no cream and no concealer can hide. At Lux Medical Aesthetics in Richmond Hill, both the upper and the lower lid can be treated, separately or in the same session.

Upper eyelid surgery removes a measured strip of excess skin, and a small amount of fat if it is needed. The incision follows the natural crease of the lid, so the line settles into the fold as it heals. Lower eyelid surgery deals with the fat that creates under-eye bags; depending on your anatomy, it is done through a cut just under the lash line or from inside the lid, which leaves no visible scar. Both are usually performed under local anaesthetic in our own treatment room, and both usually take under an hour per area.

Plan your calendar before you plan the surgery. Most patients have bruising and swelling for the first week, stitches are typically removed within about a week, and the majority return to work and social life in one to two weeks with the last swelling settling over the following months. You will need someone to drive you home, a few days of cold compresses, and sunglasses. Upper lid results are long lasting, though the face continues to age around them. As with any surgical procedure, there are risks, and a full consultation and medical history come first. You can verify the registration of any Ontario physician with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, and general guidance on regulated health products in Canada is published by Health Canada.

Surgery is not always the answer. Hollow under-eyes without loose skin often respond better to dermal fillers, crow's feet to Botox, and thin, crepey skin to Jalupro and Profhilo or PRP and mesotherapy. If the brow itself has dropped, an Aptos thread lift may give a better result than removing more lid skin. We will tell you honestly which of these fits your eyes. See the full list of treatments, the payment plans for procedures over $1,000, or book a consultation.