This 37-year-old patient underwent an upper blepharoplasty under local anaesthetic. The results are shown at six weeks. Sometimes it can take up to three months for all the swelling in the upper lid to disappear. As in this case the results can sometimes be subtle as it is very important not to remove too much skin from the upper eyelid as this will cause problems with lid closure and other problems such as redness and drying of the eyes. Upper blepharoplasty is a relatively straight forward procedure to perform under local aesthetic and is suitable usually from late 30s until much later in life. In the elderly it can still be a very useful operation particularly when the eye lid skin starts to overhang the eyelashes. As with all patients there is usually a degree of brow droop but it is usually more complicated to correct the brow droop. Many patients choose not to have any surgery to the brow but it is always worth considering when discussing upper eyelid surgery.

This 56-year-old patient underwent an upper blepharoplasty to reduce the excess skin on her upper eyelids. The procedure takes approximately 60 minutes and is usually performed under a under a local anaesthetic. Some reduction in the upper eyelid skin excess may reduce the overhang and allow more of the eyelid skin to be visible. The scars generally heal very well and are usually hidden in the fold above the eyelid although they will extend a little to the outer eyelid because the skin access often goes beyond the edge of the eye opening. These results shown are six weeks following surgery.

This 56-year-old patient underwent an upper blepharoplasty to reduce the excess skin on her upper eyelids. The procedure takes approximately 60 minutes and is usually performed under a under a local anaesthetic. Some reduction in the upper eyelid skin excess may reduce the overhang and allow more of the eyelid skin to be visible. The scars generally heal very well and are usually hidden in the fold above the eyelid although they will extend a little to the outer eyelid because the skin access often goes beyond the edge of the eye opening. These results shown are six weeks following surgery.

This 56-year-old patient underwent an upper blepharoplasty to reduce the excess skin on her upper eyelids. The procedure takes approximately 60 minutes and is usually performed under a under a local anaesthetic. Some reduction in the upper eyelid skin excess may reduce the overhang and allow more of the eyelid skin to be visible. The scars generally heal very well and are usually hidden in the fold above the eyelid although they will extend a little to the outer eyelid because the skin access often goes beyond the edge of the eye opening. These results shown are six weeks following surgery.