Patients can opt to have only lower or only
upper eye bags removed, which can usually be
performed as a day case operation under
either local anaesthetic with sedation or
general anaesthetic, subject to a surgeon’s
recommendation. Upper and lower eye bags can
also be removed as one operation, usually
under general anaesthetic.
The result of eye bag removal surgery goes
beyond outward appearance.
Patients grow in confidence as the years
drop off them and people extend compliments
about their new youthful, healthy looks. From
previously avoiding eye contact, they will
now hold their head high when speaking to
people, and that self-assurance goes on to
reap
dividends in the workplace. Very often
blepharoplasty patients also go on
to change their hairstyle or colour, and
even their wardrobe;
highlighting how they feel about themselves
once the aged, tired
look has been erased.
Post Operative Healing
Upper
or lower eye bag surgery can usually be
performed as a
day case, but the joint operation of upper
and lower
blepharoplasty usually involves a one night
stay in hospital.
The sutures (stitches) are usually removed
after 7 – 10 days,
if they are not dissolvable. During this
time the patient will
experience some bruising, but generally this
will have
disappeared by the time the sutures are
removed.
Any evidence of surgery can normally be
disguised by the
patient wearing dark glasses for the initial
period post-surgery. |
