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Eyelid surgery
What does the procedure involve?

Surgery to the eyelids can be undertaken under local or general anaesthetic. In the upper eyelids, the amount of excess skin is carefully marked by your surgeon so that the resulting scar is placed in the natural skin crease above the eyelashes and, when necessary, the incision may extend outwards into the crow’s feet area. If required, protruding fat is removed from beneath the skin layers to improve the eyelid contour.

In the lower eyelids, an incision is made just below the eyelashes and extended into the crow’s feet area as required. The amount of skin removed is often limited and this helps prevent complications. The fat beneath the skin may be trimmed down or re-draped to improve the contour of the lower eyelid. Occasionally, if there is no skin excess, the incision may be placed on the inner (conjunctival) surface of the eyelid to hide the resulting scar.

 

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