Eyelid lift/eyelid correction (blepharoplasty)
Have bags under the eyes and drooping eyelids medically treated and removed.
Description
As we all know, the elasticity of the skin and eyelid muscles decreases over the years, which can lead to heavier eyelids, bags under the eyes, drooping eyelids and age wrinkles.
Your facial expressions appear tired and exhausted – even if you are full of energy.
With an eyelid correction or eyelid lift, you can make your eye area glow again, give it a fresh and vital look and rejuvenate your appearance with a naturally beautiful result.
Alongside breast augmentation, liposuction and the treatment of wrinkles, eyelid lifting is one of the most frequently requested procedures at our practice in Zurich and Bad Ragaz.
Whether an upper eyelid lift, lower eyelid lift or combined eyelid lift – thanks to many years of specialist experience and state-of-the-art techniques, the risks of this operation are very low.
A minor procedure with a major visual effect!
Treatments
Upper and lower eyelid lift
Upper eyelid lift: how drooping eyelids are removed
During an upper eyelid lift, the specialist removes excess skin and fatty tissue. At the beginning of the operation, he makes a wedge-shaped incision in the upper fold of the eyelid. In this way, no scars are visible later when the eye is open. Small wrinkles around the eyes can also be corrected with an upper eyelid lift.
An eyelid lift usually does not require general anesthesia. It usually takes place in our practice under twilight sleep, with local anesthesia if desired. You can find out more about this from your doctor during your consultation.
Lower eyelid lift – a truly beautiful look: how to remove bags under the eyes
A lower eyelid lift is always advisable if there are bags under the lower eyelid. This is excess skin and usually fatty tissue that has sagged and bulged out of the eye socket.
The incision is made at the edge of the lower eyelid. The doctor then removes excess skin and tissue in a similar way to an upper eyelid lift. Fat is often redistributed so that a deep tear trough is plumped up. This is an excellent way to conceal dark circles. In addition, slack muscles can be tightened if necessary.
Alternatively, the lower eyelid lift is performed via an incision on the inside of the eyelid. This operation does not leave any visible scars.
General anesthesia is also not normally necessary for a lower eyelid lift. Similar to upper blepharoplasty, we only administer a local anesthetic with or without twilight anesthesia to patients in the practice before the operation.
Treatment procedure
Eyelid lift / eyelid correction
Prerequisite
No special requirements need to be met for an eyelid lift to be performed. Generally speaking, an eyelid lift is a routine procedure at our dermatology clinic and is therefore associated with very low risks. Even if the operation is not risky, you should still take some time off after an operation.
Stay
The stay for eyelid correction is outpatient. This means that you can go home again on the same day. If desired and required, several eyelid treatments can be performed simultaneously in one operation (combination of upper and lower eyelid lift).
Anesthesia
Eyelid surgery is performed without anesthesia. Instead, the patient is either put into twilight sleep or given a local anesthetic if desired.
Treatment
An eyelid lift involves removing excess skin and fatty tissue from the sagging upper and/or lower eyelids. The small incisions required for this are made in the natural skin fold, which makes the resulting scar almost invisible. The suture is applied under the skin (intracutaneously) with a continuous thread.
After the treatment
After the procedure, you will recover at our clinic and remain under supervision for at least one hour. You may then be collected.
The planned incision leaves a fine and very inconspicuous scar in your natural eyelid crease, which is usually no longer recognizable after a short time. With good and consistent preparation (e.g. avoidance of blood-thinning medication), the bruising after the operation is usually only slightly pronounced. Nevertheless, you should generally expect 7-10 days in which you plan fewer social activities. After removing or dissolving the stitches on the eyelids, you can use eye makeup again as usual without any concerns.
Frequently asked questions
During the surgical procedure, excess skin, but also fat and muscle tissue, which causes the eyelid drooping, is removed.
The eyelid correction tightens your tissue again.
After the removal of bags under the eyes or drooping eyelids, you will have a younger and fresher appearance.
The relatively minor procedure of an eyelid lift is performed on an outpatient basis under twilight sedation or can also be performed under local anesthesia if desired.
The procedure takes about 60 minutes.
After the procedure, you will recover at our clinic and remain under observation for at least one hour.
You can then be picked up.
No general anesthesia is required for an eyelid lift.
The anesthesia is administered locally or under twilight sleep.
As a rule, the stitches are removed or dissolve from the 7th day after the operation.
Depending on the individual length of the wound healing process, the removal of the stitches may be delayed by a few days.
After the eyelid lift, you should refrain from using make-up for the time being.
Once the stitches on the eyelids have been removed or dissolved, you can use eye make-up again as usual without hesitation.
Our surgeons work with special, state-of-the-art surgical and incision techniques so that visible scars after the operation can be avoided as far as possible.
They fade almost completely after just a few months.
Local swelling or bruising may occur after the operation, but this will disappear after 7 to 10 days.
The risks of an eyelid lift are very low compared to other operations.
Your doctor will inform you about the possible risks in a personal consultation.
With increasing age in particular, the skin gradually loses its elasticity and begins to lose its resistance.
For some people, this can be aesthetically unpleasant and can also cause problems due to inflammation.
Eyelid lifts for age-related reasons are performed very frequently, as are eyelid lifts due to genetically caused drooping eyelids.
An eyelid lift may be necessary if a person suffers from drooping eyelids, pronounced bags under the eyes, drooping eyebrows or small, tired-looking eyes.
An eyelid lift gives you a look that is more radiant, alert and youthfully fresh.
With an eyelid lift, you can restore your eyes to their former freshness.
Eyelid lifts are performed very frequently and are therefore a routine procedure for us, lasting around 60 minutes.
After the procedure, you will recover at our clinic and remain under observation for at least one hour.
You can then be picked up.
The exact duration of treatment for an eyelid lift depends on the correction performed.
In order not to impair wound healing, sport should not be resumed for at least two weeks after eyelid surgery.
