Lower eyelid surgery or lower blepharoplasty is a cosmetic surgery that aim to reduce looseness and excess volume of the areas under the eyelash. The lower eyelid area is a key element in the facial features, that reveal one's internal emotional states and vitality.
Over time, the aging process can cause the eyelids skin to lose it's elasticity and sag. In addition, fat pads often accumulate around this areas. This combination make a person appeared to be older than their actual age. Lower eyelid surgery service that we provide at Viet My Plastic Surgery Hospital, helps to rejuvenate patient's facial features and regain their confident.
What is the underlying structure of the eyelids?.
The eyelids consist of multiple tissue layers. There are 4 layers that is related to the scope of this articles. They are skin, orbicularis oculi muscle, orbital septum and orbital fat, which appeared sequentially going from the most frontal layers moving backward.
As a person experience the aging process, and accumulating damaged from exposing environmental factors such as damage from the sun. Their lower eyelid's skin support network made from elastin and collagen will gradually break down, making it loosing the elasticity and become loose. After that, the aging process also weaken the orbital septum, reduce its ability to held off the orbital fat pads, allowing these fat pads to come forward and creating this baggy appearance. Lower blepharoplasty aim to remove these excess tissues to restore the youthful appearance for the face.
How is lower eyelid surgery performed? How long does it take?.
This procedures is a surgery that address directly the mentioned problems in the previous sections. The surgery take around 30 minutes to complete. Prior to the procedures, the areas will be cleansed and applied anesthesia.
The incision of lower eyelid surgery.
The incision in lower eyelid surgery is made along the lower eyelid crease, close to the lash line, which help to hide the post operative scars. A scalpel is used to cut along the marked line, exposing the underlying muscle layer.
Exposing the fat pocket of the lower eyelid.
To access the orbital fat pocket, the surgeon will make incisions through the muscle layer and orbital septum, exposes the orbital fat deposits of the lower eyelid.
Removing excess fat bag in the lower eyelid.
After exposing the fat bag below the orbital septum, the surgeon will use a Kelly forceps to clamp and remove any excess fat that is causing the of baggy and puffy appearances in the lower eyelid.
Removing excess skin in the lower eyelid.
After removing the excess fat and skin, the surgeon will close the incision with non-absorbable sutures.
Post-operative care.
- Your eye will swell and bruise for the first two days and the conditions will gradually subside.
- The suture will be removed after 5 days.
- Avoid strenuous work for the first 2 days.
- After two weeks, the swelling will be completely gone and the aesthetic improvement will be noticeable.
Singer Pham Khanh Hung before and after images of Lower Blepharoplasty, Rhinoplasty, Alar Base Reduction and Chin Skin Tightening.
60-years-old customer had Lower and Upper Blepharoplasty, Collagen Thread Lift and Nasolabial Fold Fat Grafting
Collagen Thread Lift – The Safe Rejuvenation with Dr. Thai at Viet My Plastic Surgery Hospital
70-years-old client had Facelift, Brow Lift, Lower Blepharoplasty and Nasolabial Fold Fat Grafting
70-year-old client's stunning transformation after Brow Lift and Thread Lift at Viet My Plastic Surgery Hospital
70-years-old client had Facelift and Lower Blepharoplasty
A 60s Australian client come to Vietnam to have Dr.Thai performed Facelift and Forehead Lifts
Client with Ectropion visit Vietnam to turn to Dr.Thai for help after 2 failed surgeries in America
Client's images before undergoing Brow Lift and Lower Blepharoplasty and after 5 days since stitch removal.
Client's images before undergoing Brow Lift and Lower Blepharoplasty and after 5 days since stitch removal.
Client's images before and after undergoing Brow Lift and Lower Blepharoplasty
Client's images before undergoing Brow Lift and Lower Blepharoplasty, Face Lift and Forehead Lift.
Client's images before undergoing Brow Lift and Lower Blepharoplasty, Face Lift and Forehead Lift.
* The final results depend on the individual's physiology.
