Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty

Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty is the plastic surgery operation for correcting defects, deformities, disfigurations of the eyelids and aesthetically modifying the eye region of the face.

What does Blepharoplasty do?

Blepharoplasty resolves any functional problems (like blocking of vision and intense pain) or cosmetic problems (like asymmetrical eye shape in the face) in and around the area from the eyebrow to the upper portion of the cheek by excision and removal or repositioning of the excess tissues (unnecessary skin and adipocyte fat).

Goals of blepharoplasty

There are certain operative goals of a blepharoplastic procedure

  • Restoration of correct functioning of affected eyelids
  • Restoration of aesthetics in tye eye region (by eliminating excess skin from the eyelids)
  • Smoothing the underlying eye muscles
  • Tightening the support structures
  • To produce a smooth transition from the lower eyelid to the cheek

What is the difference between blepharoptosis and blepharoplasty?

Blepharoptosis (also known as ptosis surgery) is the medical corrective surgery used as a treatment method for ptosis.

Blepharoplasty is the formal name of eye lift surgery, the cosmetic procedure for the eyelids to improve the appearance

In what cases in blepharoplasty necessary

If the eyelids become swollen permanently due to excess fat inside them or if there are puffy eye bags under the lower eyelid ruining the appearance of the face, blepharoplasty is used as a treatment surgery option.

If the lower eyelid ages, the excess skin, muscle and fat may cause an unattractive bulge to develop below the eye. The bulging of the orbital fat may be caused by the weakening of orbital septum that occurs due to aging. This requires transcutaneous blepharoplasty where an incision is made through the skin to resect excessive orbital fat and redundant muscle and skin if needed.

But a new transconjunctival blepharoplasty is fast becoming the alternative technique to the transcutaneous blepharoplasty – in this method, the incision is made through the lower lid conjunctiva, thereby avoiding external incision. This also means there is no visible scar and this method is also helpful in clearing many lower lid malpositions.

Why choose transconjunctival blepharoplasty?

There are a few notable complications in transcutaneous blepharoplasty that include

  • Change in the shape of the aperture after surgery
  • Inferior sclera show
  • Malposition of lower eyelid

The above complications do not arise as frequently in transconjunctival blepharoplasty, especially if the patient has minimal laxity in skin and would not require skin excision. The transconjunctival blepharoplasty is also safer and more effective due to minimal complications.

While the transcutaneous blepharoplasty involves making changes in the orbital septum that might mean eyelid malposition after the surgery, the transconjunctival blepharoplasty does not violate the orbital septum.

The transconjunctival blepharoplasty is preferred for younger patients who do not need skin excision and older patients who have mild to moderate skin redundancy.

Functional need for blepharoplasty

A functional blepharoplasty is performed for medical reasons to remove loose skin from upper eyelid.

The medical conditions that might require blepharoplasty are:

  • Eyelids drooping low enough to avoid impair vision
  • Irritation from excess folds of eyelid skin rubbing together
  • Forehead discomfort from overused muscles to lift eyelids

Cosmetic need for blepharoplasty

As with any cosmetic surgery, the cosmetic blepharoplasty is performed with the goal to improve the appearance and acquire the desirable cosmetic effects instead of being medically necessary. It is performed to correct droopy or sagging eyelids that occur due to aging. The eyelid skin stretches and the muscles weaken, making the fat bulges more prominent. The condition might also be hereditary or acquired due to lifestyle changes. Though these surgeries are cosmetic in nature, they are performed by ophthalmologists and oculoplastic surgeons

Lower eyelid surgery – the why and how

Eyes are the most prominent features in the face and reflect the body’s health condition clearly. A drooping fat lower eyelid causes eye bags that give a tired appearance to the face. Blepharoplasty is performed in the lower eyelid and is a form of eyelid surgeryyelid surgery or blepharoplasty corrects tired looking puffy eyes and sagging lower eyelids and is more cosmetic in nature because there isn’t much obstruction in vision. Puffy eyes that cause under eye bags due to lower eyelid fat prolapsed, loose skin accommodated as fat pockets, and unrecognised problems with lower eyelid support are treated by blepharoplasty of the lower eyelid.

to remove under eye bags, loose skin and loose tissues in the lower eye area.

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Who requires lower eyelid blepharoplasty

Anyone with a permanently tired look even with plenty of sleep, under eye bags throughout the day and not just during tired nights, excess skin around the eyes, can go for lower eyelid blepharoplasty surgery.

Doing a lower eyelid blepharoplasty can have a great effect on the aesthetic of one’s face. The appearance of tiredness due to eye bags can be corrected with the lower eyelid blepharoplasty surgery. The face also gets a youthful appearance when the sagging eyelids are toned.

Dr. Debraj Shome is a surgeon who specialises in ptosis surgery (blepharoptosis) and blepharoplasty. He takes special care to ensure pleasing cosmetic after effects of surgeries that have both medical and cosmetic requirements.

Blepharoplasty Surgery Mumbai India

Droopy eyes and bags under the eyes can be easily corrected with the use of blepharoplasty surgery in India. Correcting the droopy eyes and removing the unsightly bags under the eyes is one of the most popular forms of blepharoplasty surgery in Mumbai India. Blepharoplasty surgery is a simple procedure and is done as an outpatient procedure in Mumbai India.

Dr. Debraj Shome is an expert blepharoplasty surgeon in Mumbai India. 

Under eye bags make the face look older and the eyes appear smaller. There are many temporary options which you can use instead of blepharoplasty surgery in Mumbai India but none of them will give you the exact relief that you want. These temporary solutions include makeup, drinking a lot of water, non-surgical facial lifts etc. but none can give the same effect as blepharoplasty surgery in Mumbai India.

Droopy eyes and upper eyelid asymmetry can also be easily corrected with Ptosis surgery combined with blepharoplasty surgery in Mumbai India. In most of the cases droopy eyes are a heredity problem however they can also be the result of old injuries and operations. Blepharoplasty surgery in Mumbai India is performed by the trained hands of expert doctors like Dr. Debraj Shome. Blepharoplasty surgery in India takes about two hours to perform and does a great job of improving the facial appearance. You might be a candidate for blepharoplasty surgery in Mumbai India if the droopy eyelids are giving you headaches, hampering your vision, and the whites of your eyes are showing and there is excess skin on your lower eyelids. 

Top surgeons will first examine your eyes for vision and other defects and then decide for blepharoplasty surgery in Mumbai India.

When the edge of an eyelid falls on a lower level and coversthe maximum part of the pupil, the overall visions might be obstructed. This could be some defect you are born with as well as might arise from the aging structures around your ocular region. In the majority and typical cases, muscle tendons, which are responsible for lifting of the eyelift stretches over to the point wherein it fails. Blepharoplastysurgery in Mumbai Indiais performed with the intention to repair this tendon concerned. Dr. Debraj Shome has been a popular name in the area of plastic surgery and oculoplastic surgery. It is Dr. Debraj Shome ‘s expertise in blepharoplasty surgery in Mumbai India makes him the best bet in helping you correcting the vision and getting the younger look back to your face.

The overall costs for blepharoplasty surgery in Mumbai India will vary on a case to case basis. The first step involves consultations that need follow-up checks, reviews and tests. Post blepharoplasty surgery in Mumbai India, there will be proper medicinal obligations to be followed before the actually surgery takes place. You have to understand that the ocular region-based surgeries need a lot of care. There are ample restrictions involved even after the process is complete. This is because of the heightened sensitivity of this par. Since eyes are windows to the world,there is no doing but taking care of all imposed restrictions post-surgery,


About Dr. Debraj Shome

Dr. Debraj Shome- Facial Plastic Surgeon in Mumbai, India

Dr. Debraj Shome – Founder, The Esthetic Clinics, is a top facial plastic surgeon. Dr. Shome is currently a Consultant at the best Mumbai hospitals like Saifee Hospital, Breach Candy Hospital, Nanavati Hospital & Apollo Spectra Hospital in Mumbai, India. He has 40+ research papers in the best international journals, numerous presentations at conferences & many awards such as “Best Plastic Surgeon in Mumbai”, “Best Plastic Surgeon in India”, Best Cosmetic Surgeon in India”, “Best Cosmetic Surgeon in Mumbai”, “Breakthrough Innovator in Facial Plastic Surgery” etc. A celebrity plastic surgeon, Dr. Shome believes plastic, reconstructive & cosmetic face surgery can allow you to lead a more fulfilled life….Read more

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