Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)

Blepharoplasty is one of the most popular aesthetic plastic surgeries in the world. Blepharoplasty can be performed either separately or in combination with facelift, endoscopic forehead lift, laser resurfacing and other cosmetic procedures and surgeries aimed at facial rejuvenation.

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The goal of blepharoplasty is to open up the patient’s gaze and restore “youth.”

Indications for blepharoplasty:

excess skin around the eyes;
deep wrinkles around the eyes;
drooping eyelids;
bags under the eyes (fatty hernias);
"Asian" eye shape.

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However, blepharoplasty is not able to eliminate the network of fine wrinkles around the eyes, dark circles under the eyes and drooping eyebrows. To correct these aesthetic imperfections, there are other techniques: laser resurfacing, botulinum toxin injections, contour plastic surgery, forehead and temporal area lifting, etc. These procedures perfectly complement the results of blepharoplasty.

“A millimeter from the eye”: about the essence of the blepharoplasty technique

During blepharoplasty, a plastic surgeon performs the finest, “jewelry” work just a few millimeters from a vital organ – our eyes. Eyelid correction is an operation where the doctor has no room for error. Blepharoplasty requires a certain skill from the surgeon and an individual approach to each patient.

Upper eyelid surgery

During upper eyelid blepharoplasty, the surgeon uses local anesthesia to correct drooping eyelids. To do this, excess skin is removed, and if necessary, a strip of the orbicularis oculi muscle is cut off and excess fat is removed from this area. The scar is “hidden” in a natural fold of the skin.

It is important to note that sagging eyelid skin is sometimes aggravated by the displacement of excess forehead tissue below the eyebrow line, which is mistakenly considered an indication for blepharoplasty. In this case, it is recommended to combine forehead lifting and eyelid surgery, since two operations will provide the best aesthetic effect.

Lower eyelid surgery

Correction of the lower eyelids is aimed at eliminating fatty hernias (bags under the eyes). To do this, excess skin is excised and excess periorbital fat is removed, as well as a strip of the orbicularis oculi muscle.

Ptosis (drooping) of the skin of the cheeks can contribute to the appearance of bags under the eyes. In this case, you must first do a facelift (facial plastic surgery), and then blepharoplasty on the 5-6th day.

There are two techniques for lower eyelid blepharoplasty:

classical blepharoplasty (transcutaneous);
transconjunctival blepharoplasty.

With classic blepharoplasty

the seam runs 0.5-1 mm below the ciliary edge and ends at the outer corner of the eye, where it hides in facial wrinkles (“crow’s feet”). The length of the scar depends on the amount of excess skin that needs to be removed. The operation is performed under local anesthesia.

Transconjunctival plastic surgery

lower eyelids, as a rule, is indicated for young patients (25-30 years old) with thicker and more elastic skin, who have small bags under the eyes, but do not require excision of excess skin. In this case, the incision is made inside the lower eyelid (in the conjunctiva), leaving no visible external scar. Transconjunctival blepharoplasty is performed under general anesthesia, but lasts no more than 15-20 minutes. This operation leaves the possibility of subsequently using classic blepharoplasty on the lower eyelids, since in older age, as a rule, bags under the eyes appear again.

Europeanization of the eyes

The so-called “ethnic blepharoplasty”, aimed at changing the shape and shape of the eyes. Features of Asian eye shape:

relatively small size of the eye socket;
excess fat deposits on the upper and lower eyelids;
massiveness (redundancy) of tissues above the upper eyelid;
absence (or small size) of a fold on the upper eyelid.

All these features can be corrected by plastic surgery of the “eastern” eye shape, which will result in the formation of a “European” eye shape. As a rule, the plastic surgeon, in agreement with the patient, leaves the almond-shaped eyes, but makes the look more open.

Indications for blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty is used to correct the upper and lower eyelids. The operation can be combined with some other aesthetic procedures. During surgery, specialists can additionally lift the corners of the eyelids and change the shape of the eyes. Also, during upper eyelid surgery, surgeons eliminate signs of ptosis and remove overhanging tissue.

There are no specific medical indications required for surgery. You can get rid of external defects and excess overhanging tissue as you wish.

The rehabilitation period: the path to an aesthetic result

In the first days after blepharoplasty, swelling and bruising appear around the eyes. The degree of their severity depends on the individual characteristics of each patient. In addition, over the course of several weeks, unnatural folds form around the eyes (the skin and muscles need time to “work together” in the new position in which the surgeon fixed them). In some cases, there is a decrease in the tone of the circular muscle (“sagging” lower eyelid).

Plastic surgeons and cosmetologists recommend starting a course of rehabilitation procedures the very next day after surgery, aimed at speedy healing of sutures and restoration of normal functioning of the orbicularis oculi muscle.

Before the sutures are removed (1-4 days after eyelid lift), magnetic therapy is usually performed. From day 5, a set of procedures begins: laser therapy, microcurrent therapy and ultrasound therapy. 2 weeks after blepharoplasty, mesotherapy of the periorbital area is recommended, and a month later, skin resurfacing with chemical peels. In total, about 10-15 different cosmetic procedures are required during the rehabilitation period after blepharoplasty.

Since the incisions during eyelid surgery are made very skillfully in the natural folds of the skin, then, as a rule, in 95-98% of cases, after 3-4 months these scars will not be noticeable, even with careful examination.

Plastic surgery in Barnaul

Plastic surgery is the painstaking work of a whole team of professionals: plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists and medical staff. They know that the result depends on the coordination of their actions. A plastic surgeon cannot do without the help of an assisting nurse and an experienced anesthesiologist who closely monitors the patient’s condition during plastic surgery. And in the first days after the operation, caring medical staff will surround you with attention and care, since professional medical care during this period is extremely important.

At the Anthurium clinic, all aspects of plastic surgery are under control: only modern anesthetic drugs are used, which minimize the negative effects of anesthesia, and the operating rooms are equipped with the latest resuscitation equipment. Patients trust us with their lives and the clinic team justifies this trust!

The modern Department of Plastic and Laser Surgery at the Anthurium Clinic has operating rooms equipped with the latest technology, highly qualified surgeons with many years of experience and advanced proprietary methods for performing plastic surgeries.

Patients undergoing plastic surgery in Barnaul (Anthurium clinic) are not only citizens and residents of the Altai Territory, but also visitors from other cities and regions of Russia (Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Surgut, Magadan, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, etc.) , as well as from countries near and far abroad. Such a “wide geography” once again confirms the high professionalism and skill of Barnaul’s leading plastic surgeons working at the Anthurium clinic.

Are you still bothered by the shortcomings of your own appearance? Then act boldly! The result after plastic surgery will recoup the effort, time and financial investment a hundredfold!

Blepharoplasty results: a youthful, open look

The main trend in blepharoplasty, and indeed in any modern plastic surgery aimed at improving the aesthetic appearance of the patient, is to create the most natural effect. The highest class is when, after the operation, no one understands that eyelid surgery took place, but everyone notes that the person’s gaze has been subtly transformed, “visibly rejuvenated.”

Contrary to popular belief, the results of blepharoplasty last much longer than, for example, the results of a facelift. This is due to the fact that eyelid surgery in the 21st century is aimed not just at correcting age-related changes and ethnic characteristics of the shape and shape of the eyes, but also at preventing the appearance of these aesthetic defects in the future!

Clinic "Anthurium"

The Anthurium multidisciplinary clinic has been offering its patients assistance from competent specialists in various fields for more than 15 years. From the first day of its existence, the clinic has had an aesthetic medicine department, where both cosmetic procedures (using innovative technologies and materials) and more complex plastic surgeries are performed.

The clinic is advised by Alexey Alexandrovich Shaidurov, whose experience in the field of general and plastic surgery exceeds 20 years. Alexey Aleksandrovich Shaidurov is the chairman of the Altai branch of the Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons of Russia, a regular participant in international medical conferences, symposiums, and congresses. In addition, he conducts regular appointments at the Anthurium clinic and performs aesthetic and other operations of any complexity.

The cost of breast augmentation surgery at the Anthurium clinic will cost the patient from 41,000 rubles (excluding the cost of implants).

Blepharoplasty at the Anthurium clinic

Blepharoplasty in Barnaul at the Anthurium clinic has been performed since 2004. This is the most popular and most common operation among patients.

The high professionalism and experience of doctors and medical staff guarantees the safety of surgery and ensures the aesthetic result of blepharoplasty.

The Anthurium clinic understands the importance of the rehabilitation period for the healing of scars after blepharoplasty, therefore the first cosmetic procedure after surgery is performed free of charge for the patient, and all subsequent ones are at a discount!

History and modernity of plastic surgery at the Anthurium clinic

In 2003, the first laser resurfacing in the Altai Territory was performed at the Anthurium clinic. At that time, this was the newest method of eliminating acne scars, as well as radical rejuvenation of the patient’s skin without a surgeon’s scalpel. And until now, Anthurium is the only clinic in the Altai Territory that performs this plastic surgery. Skin resurfacing with an erbium laser has not lost its relevance; its effectiveness and safety have been tested for years. Today this is a popular and popular plastic surgery among patients.

At the Anthurium clinic, great importance is given to consultations with potential patients, which are conducted by a plastic surgeon together with a cosmetologist. During these conversations, a person learns about all the nuances of the planned plastic surgery. He is asked to think again and decide whether it is worth eliminating the aesthetic defect with the help of surgical intervention or whether low-traumatic cosmetic procedures will be more effective (optimal in terms of price/quality ratio) (some aesthetic problems are solved more effectively by a cosmetologist, for example, nasolabial folds will be eliminated without a trace injection contour plastic surgery, and a plastic surgeon’s scalpel can only correct them). In any case, the more questions a patient asks before plastic surgery, the fewer questions they will ask the plastic surgeon after. Agree, it is difficult to exaggerate the importance of comprehensive patient awareness in this matter, given that we are talking about impressive costs.