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Eyes
DR.
CHARLES BAILEY, JR., MD, FACS, FICS
Board
Certified Surgeon
Do people
ask you if you are tired or angry? You may
not feel that way, but if you look in the
mirror you can see that your droopy eyelids
and those bags under your eyes make you
look tired and older than you really feel.
Eyelid surgery is called blepharoplasty
and is recommended for healthy adults of
any age. If droopy eyelids impair your vision,
this procedure may be covered by insurance.
Incisions are typically
made in the creases of your upper eyelids
and just below the lashes in your lower
eyelids, making scars virtually invisible.
After the underlying fat and excess skin
are removed, the incisions are closed with
fine sutures designed to leave nearly invisible
scars. In a Transconjuctival blepharoplasty,
the surgeon makes the incision inside the
lower eyelid. No skin is removed and the
incision is closed with dissolving sutures.
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Dr. Bailey will determine
the best procedure for you. Eyelid surgery
usually takes between one to three hours
as an outpatient procedure under general
or "twilight" anesthesia. Stitches
are removed in about one week and you can
return to work in 5-7 days. Strenuous activities
can be resumed in about three weeks.
Scarring is usually minimal
after three weeks and undetectable in six
months. In addition to eyelid surgery, fine
lines and light wrinkles can be erased from
around your eyes with the CO2 laser procedure.
This procedure can be performed as an outpatient
with a local or general anesthesia and takes
about 1-2 hours.
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