Upper Blepharoplasty

At Medaesthetics, we offer the following eye rejuvenation procedures:

Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty (Traditional)
Upper Eyelid Skin-Only Blepharoplasty (Tissue Sparing)
Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty (Skin-only)
Trans-Conjunctival Blepharoplasty (Lower eyelids)
Lower Eyelid CO2 Laser Skin Tightening (Resurfacing)

As the name suggests, tissue-sparing Blepharoplasty is a less invasive procedure compared to the traditional Blepharoplasty. It is a minimally invasive surgery where just the excess eyelid skin is removed. Deeper structures such as eyelid muscles and fat pads are not excised.

This significantly reduces the potential risks and down-time issues assosiated with traditional blepharoplasty. Skin-only Blepharoplsty is suitable for patients who have excess eyelid skin without associated muscle hypertrophy or bulging fat pads.

At Medaesthetics, we prefer this procedures for majority of our patients.

For removing lower eyelid fat pads, a “trans-conjunctival” blepharoplasty is performed where the incision is made inside the lower eyelids, leaving no visible scar on the outside.

At Medaesthetics, Blepharoplasty is performed as a day procedure using a CO2 laser or radio-wave surgery device. Hospitalisation is not required when the procedure is performed under local anaesthesia.

The procedure can also be performed under twilight anaesthesia in an accredited day hospital if the patient prefers to be asleep during the surgery.

Blepharoplasty is a relatively quick procedure to perform. On average, it takes less than sixty minutes.

We routinely perform this procedure under local anaesthesia while the patient is fully awake. There is little to no discomfort associated with this technique once the area is fully numbed.

Once the treatment area has been numbed, you will be unable to feel any pain. At Medaesthetics, we make every effort to ensure that every procedure we perform entails minimal pain or discomfort.

All surgeries carry potential risks. These include:

Post-surgical bleeding
Swelling and bruising (Temporary)
Infection
Delayed healing
Under or over-correction

Initial recovery from upper eyelid blepharoplasty is usually between seven to ten days for most patients. Sutures are taken out on day ten. Residual swelling can take a few more weeks to fully subside in patients who are slow healers.

Most patients can return to office-based work within five to seven days. We recommend at least 2 weeks off work if your work involves heavy physical activity or travelling. A Medical Certificate can be organised which will not mention the name of your procedure.

Eyelid skin heals quickly and exceptionally well, leaving minimal to no scarring. The area of skin excision is in the natural eyelid crease, and in most cases is virtually invisible when the patient’s eyes are open.

At Medaesthetics, we offer an extensive range of fractional CO2 lasers to help reduce any type of scarring, whether related to surgery or trauma.

Ablative lasers such as Erbium Yag and CO2 have excellent tissue shrinking properties. In recent years, these lasers have become extremely popular in reducing loose and crepey skin in the lower eyelids.

At Medaesthetics, lower eyelid laser skin tightening is one of our signature cosmetic procedures. We perform hundreds of these treatments each year with excellent clinical results and very high patient satisfaction rate.

Upper Eyelid Skin-only Blepharoplasty fees start from $5,000 for both eyes. There are no hospital or anaesthetist fees applicable when the procedure is performed under local anesthetic only.