lower eyelid correction (blepharoplasty)

The "classic" removal of excess fat from the lower lids makes them more elegant in young people who have baggy lids by nature. However, most baggy lids are the result of ageing, and better treatment alternatives exist. The displaced fat belongs in the orbit and can be repositioned rather than removed. Fat removal causes sunken eyes, drooping eyelids and excessive prominence of the bony margin of the orbits.

Removal of skin from the lower eyelid can easily provoke permanent distortion, leaving a bit of the white part of the eye (the sclera) exposed under the iris, and displacing the lowest point of the lid border laterally and inferiorly. Therefore it is performed as little as possible.

Lower lid rejuvenation can be combined with mid-face lifting to reposition the soft tissues over the cheekbone.