The skin around the eyes is highly vulnerable to the effects of aging. Blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, can deal with these effects, improve facial appearance, and boost self-confidence. The popular cosmetic procedure can provide dramatic and life-changing results. 

Effects of Aging Around the Eyes

Aging causes the skin to lose elasticity. Gravity takes over and leads to sagging and drooping. It can cause several facial changes around the eyes, including:
 

• Drooping lower eyelids

• Bags under the eyes

• Fine wrinkles and excess skin on the lower lid

• Fatty deposits, which appear as puffiness

• Sagging or loose skin, which affects the natural contour

Getting Eyelid Surgery 

Skin changes around the eyelids can leave you looking older than you are. It can make you look tired or angry. If the skin begins to droop, it can impair your vision. Eyelid surgery can address excess and loose skin, droopy eyelids, and skin folds. 

Folds around the eyes impact the natural eye contour, causing bags, wrinkles, and puffiness or bulging. Upper and lower eyelid surgery can help address the issues. 

Upper Eyelid Surgery

Upper eyelid surgery helps correct droopiness. Sagging skin in the area can cover the eyes, impacting vision while leaving you looking sick, angry, or tired. Surgery helps you eliminate excess fat and skin on the eyelid. 

Tightening the skin helps create a new shape. Incisions are made along the crease to reduce visible scarring. From a functional point of view, surgery can enhance your vision by eliminating skin folds that hang over the eyes. 

Lower Eyelid Surgery 

Lower blepharoplasty helps eliminate dark under-eye circles and puffiness on the delicate skin. It can reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. Surgeons usually make incisions inside the lower lid to hide any lines or scarring. 

Surgery can take one to three hours, depending on the goals and other procedures. The immediate and permanent results can give you a new level of confidence. 

Reducing Signs of Aging
 

The eye area can reveal your age. In many cases, it can make you look older than you are. Some people are more susceptible to droopiness and wrinkling than others. Excess facial skin can stretch your age along with it. 
 

Eyelid surgery can shave off decades from your appearance. You can also opt to have it alongside facelifts, cheek implants, and nose jobs. It will help the cause of your appearance and how you feel about yourself, affecting how you interact and deal with those around you. 
 

People often communicate with their eyes. Unfortunately, excess skin can send the wrong message. People can assume you are angry or tired when you are perfectly fine. Eyelid surgery can offer a more permanent solution to treat volume loss, wrinkles, and under-eye circles. 

Unlike dermal fillers and injections that produce temporary results, you can enjoy long-term results from eyelid surgery. You do not need regular or ongoing maintenance to maintain your appearance. 

For more on how eyelid surgery can transform your appearance, visit Raleigh Eye Center at our Raleigh, Durham, Henderson, Reidsville, North Carolina, or South Hill, Virginia, offices. Call (919) 899-2472, (919) 876-2427, or (252) 492-8021 to schedule an appointment today.