How to get rid of saggy eyelids: the surgeon answers
The plastic surgeon shared ways to get rid of imperfections.
The drooping of the upper eyelid is one of the clear signs of incipient ptosis. For the first time, this problem can be encountered after 40 years, but with a hereditary predisposition, overhanging may begin even earlier – after 35. The area around the eyes, where the skin is thin enough and there is almost no subcutaneous fat, is prone to aging much faster than the rest of the face. In this area, mimic wrinkles (“crow’s feet”) appear early, puffiness and other age-related changes appear, which modern aesthetic medicine is called upon to cope with.
1. breakers
Today, there are many ways to solve the patient’s problems. And it is not always necessary to immediately run to get plastic surgery, because in most cases there is an alternative to surgical intervention.
When it comes to a slight overhanging of the eyelid, the issue can be solved with the help of radio frequency lifting, which is carried out with a special Fractora needle nozzle. This tip lifts the overhanging upper eyelid in a non-surgical way by using biopolar RF energy, which stimulates the production of fibroblasts, the precursors of collagen.
The effect after the non-surgical lifting procedure on the Fractora device is noticeable immediately and is growing. The procedure takes 10-20 minutes and is performed under local anesthesia. After RF-lifting, there is no need for rehabilitation, the full restoration of the skin takes place within a week. The advantage of radiofrequency lifting with the Fractora device is that you can achieve the result of rejuvenation after the first procedure.
2. Upper blepharoplasty
It happens that ptosis of the upper eyelid manifests itself in different ways in patients: overhanging over one eye is noticeably stronger than over the other. Or the situation with the overhanging of the eyelid is already so noticeable that the patient’s gaze acquires chronic fatigue and exhaustion – he constantly looks sleepy and dissatisfied with life. In these cases, an upper blepharoplasty can be performed.
This operation involves the excision of excess skin and adipose tissue in the upper eyelid area. The skin is cut along the line where the natural fold of the skin is located, therefore, after healing, the intervention usually remains invisible. Upper blepharoplasty is performed under local anesthesia and takes no more than one and a half hours. After the operation, the patient remains under observation in the clinic for a maximum of 1,5-2 hours, after which he can return home.
Upper blepharoplasty is not a major surgical procedure, so you can return to your normal life after 2-3 days. The sutures are removed on the 3-5th day after the operation.
3. Broulift
One of the main signs of aging is the presence of a gloomy, tired face, which is often the main indication for upper eyelid correction. But blepharoplasty does not always solve the main problem: ptosis of the upper eyelid is often caused by overhanging of the eyebrows, and then it becomes necessary to combine the correction of the upper eyelid with an eyebrow lift.
In some cases, browlifting completely solves the problem of ptosis in the upper part of the face. Brawlift not only helps to make the gaze more open, but also solves other problems of rejuvenation: removes wrinkles around the eyes, in the temporal zone, on the forehead and between the eyebrows.
But when seeking help from a plastic surgeon, it is important to understand that an eyebrow lift is a rather serious procedure, characterized by trauma. After operation scars may remain и the scars… You need to be prepared for this initially, as well as the fact that after the operation you will have to work on yourself in order to minimize the consequences of the intervention using the capabilities of modern cosmetology (for example, a neodymium CO2 laser).
Browlifting is often performed under general anesthesia and takes at least 2 hours.
At the moment, there are several techniques that allow you to raise the eyebrow line:
classical coronary eyebrow lift with excision of excess tissue;
less traumatic endoscopic browlifting – lifting is performed through small incisions in the upper part of the face using special equipment;
Browlifting with endotins is a new lifting method, the essence of which is to inject endotins under the skin – plates whose task is to tighten the skin; temporal lifting, with its help you can change the shape of the eyes, get rid of wrinkles in the periorbital region and tighten the upper eyelid without resorting to blepharoplasty.