Blepharoplasty

Eyelids perform not only function of protection of our organ of sight against beams of a bright sun, hit in eyes of dust, moistening of a cornea. In addition they play also an important esthetic role, giving to a human face a certain expression.

What is a blepharoplasty?

Surgery during which change of a form and a section of eyes is made a century is called plastics a century or a blepharoplasty. Most often this surgical intervention is made with the cosmetic purpose. During operation the surgeon deletes excesses of fatty educations and excises an integument.

Indications to a blepharoplasty a century

As well as any other surgery, a blepharoplasty has the indications. Treat them:

• Sagging of a lower eyelid;
• "Heavy" or thick eyelid;
• The puffiness a century caused by excess of a hypodermic fatty tissue;
• Disturbance of a contour of eyes because of an overhang of skin of an upper eyelid.

According to reviews, the blepharoplasty allows to get rid reliably of fatty hernias and surplus of skin, to eliminate or to considerably reduce age visible defects, to change a section of eyes and a form a century.

Contraindications to a blepharoplasty

The blepharoplasty is contraindicated at the following diseases:

• Diabetes mellitus;
• Acute or exacerbation of any chronic disease;
• Nictitating spasm;
• Conjunctivitis;
• Venereal diseases;
• Any diseases of an organ of sight;
• Blood diseases with disturbance of its coagulability.

Types and technicians of a blepharoplasty century

There are various techniques of surgical correction of a form a century. Before making a blepharoplasty, the doctor performs inspection and inspection of the patient. Then, proceeding from its specific physiological features and taking into account wishes, the cosmetologist chooses the most optimum technique of a blepharoplasty.

Now there are following types of a blepharoplasty:

• The circular blepharoplasty – this operation covers both the lower, and upper eyelids;
• Upper blepharoplasty. During this intervention the doctor makes correction of an upper eyelid. The section at it is carried out in a natural fold of a century that does a postoperative scar almost imperceptible. Through a section the surgeon deletes excess of subcutaneous fat, tightens muscles of a century and deletes excess of skin.
• The lower blepharoplasty is a correction of a shape of a lower eyelid. At this operation the section is made under the line of growth of eyelashes from the outer side. But in recent years more and more surgeons-cosmetologists began to give preference to the transconjunctival section which is carried out from the inside of a lower eyelid. According to reviews, the blepharoplasty of a lower eyelid executed by this technique yields considerably the best long-term results.
• Change of Asian type of a section of eyes. At this type of a blepharoplasty change not only a form of a section of eyes, but also carry out correction of an upper eyelid, and also make smoothing of an epikantus.

It is possible to make a blepharoplasty at the same time and with some other types of cosmetology operations – circular face lifting, implantation of gold threads, endoscopy of a forehead, etc.

The blepharoplasty proceeds a century from one to three hours. It can be carried out under the general or local anesthesia.

Blepharoplasty: before operation

Though correction of a form is also considered a century rather simple operation, after all this surgical intervention and therefore before deciding on it, it is necessary to undergo medical examination which will allow to reveal possible contraindications to operation. Usually doctors recommend to make before a blepharoplasty the general blood test, blood on a koagulogramma, to make an ECG and to consult at the therapist.

The postoperative period of plastics proceeds a century usually favorably. Rehabilitation period rather short and soft. In the first days after intervention small puffiness, gripes in eyes can be observed. Quite often on skin a century there are dot hematomas. All these unpleasant symptoms disappear within 7 – 10 days. It is possible to accelerate recovery by means of physiotherapeutic treatment (microcurrent therapy, lymphatic drainage massage). And in a week you will be able already to estimate result of a blepharoplasty – before implementation of this procedure.

In order that the result of a blepharoplasty remained for many years, it is recommended to use the special drugs intended for planimetric correction.