Anti-Aging Eye Surgeries Such as Upper & Lower Blepharoplasty: Choosing a Plastic Surgery Clinic with Abundant Know-How Is Important

The "eyes" are an important facial feature that determines first impressions. If the skin around the eyes is dark or the eyes are sagging due to aging, it gives off a tired and sleepy impression. Because the eye area has little fat and thin skin, it is also a part of our facial features where aging is felt most quickly. In addition, as one ages, concerns may arise not only regarding aesthetic factors but also functional aspects such as impaired vision, leading many to consider eye plastic surgery.

In the case of the upper eyelid, issues often occur due to aging. As the eyelids sag downward, they can obstruct vision, and due to this sagging, the muscles that open the eyelids lose strength, causing tension in the forehead when opening the eyes. Furthermore, heavy eyelids make the eyes look stuffy, and drooping eyelids can even cover the double eyelid line.

Upper blepharoplasty, which is performed to improve this condition, incisions the sagging skin, moderately removes fat and tissue, and then sutures along the double eyelid line to help the eyes function as they originally did. With the effect of double eyelid surgery, one can expect clearer eye contours and a neater impression.

Lower blepharoplasty addresses cases where the skin sags to create under-eye wrinkles, and the stretching under-eye skin leads to dark circles or excessively protruding, bulging fat. The area known as the "tear trough" becomes prominent; rather than correcting this area with fillers or fat grafting, lower blepharoplasty—a treatment that fundamentally releases the tear trough ligament—can be helpful. Lower blepharoplasty involves making an incision just below the eyelashes, removing unnecessary fat, and then anchoring and suturing the stretched muscle to the outer periosteum to create a youthful appearance.

Director Sung-hoon Kim of Kim Sung-hoon Plastic Surgery Gangnam Branch explained, "Sagging double eyelid lines, under-eye fat, and hollow tear troughs caused by aging are inevitable traces of time, but recently, upper and lower eyelid symptoms are often appearing even in younger generations in their 20s and 30s. Since eye plastic surgery that provides a youthful and baby-faced impression must be tailored to the individual's eye shape and condition, it is paramount to consider cost, pricing, and recommended reviews to choose specialized medical staff and a clinic with extensive clinical experience and know-how."

Source: Psych News (The Psychiatric News) http://www.psychiatricnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=18953