BLEPHAROPLASTY

Even after a good night rest makes people less alive and tired because of the tired and drooping eyes when they see themselves in the mirror. Fat bags under the eyes make you look older and tired than you really are and feel inside. Blepharoplasty is a surgical modification of the eyelids to give you those perfectly looking eyelid

Eyelid surgeries are performed on men and women of all ages who want to improve their appearance. These surgeries are usually performed to minimize the effects of aging on the eyes and face. The best candidates are in good overall health and have one or more of these problems:

Upper Eyelid Surgery

• Excess skin hiding the natural fold
• Skin hanging over the eyelid margin
• Puffiness of the upper eyelid

Lower Eyelid Surgery

• Excess skin and wrinkles of the lower eyelids
• Puffy bags under the eyes
• Sagging lower eyelids

If done alone blepharoplasty is an outpatient procedure and does not require hospitalization. Both upper and lower lid surgeries can be performed in the same sitting on both the eyes. The procedure can be done under local or general anaesthesia depending on complexity of the procedure and the patients' general well-being. Incisions for upper lid surgery are made in the creases and so the scar is hidden in the creases. Lower lid surgery can be performed through an incision in the conjunctiva where no external scar is visible, or through an external approach just below the lash line. Optimal approach is selected depending on the problem to be addressed. For prominent fat pockets, these are excised and excess loose skin or muscle is excised if required. Removable stitches placed are generally removed in 5-7 days by which time the external healing is complete.

"Xanthos" means "yellow" in Greek. Xenthelasma are indeed skin deposits of yellow-colored fatty material and debris, the remnants of inflammatory cells (macrophages) bloated with lipid material that confers the yellow color over the upper and lower eyelids.

Surgery for Xanthelasma

The surgery for xanthelasma is in the form of excision and expertly done by a Plastic Surgeon at Star Hospital, Udaipur with great results.