Eyelid lift Surgery - Making your eyes look younger
by Dr. Lee Joo Hyuk (KIES-U Plastic clinic in Korea)
The first sign of aging can be seen through the droopy eyelids.
This is something that you cannot do much about or prevent. As time flies, your eyelids start to cover your eyes. The eyelids have the softest or the thinnest skin in your body. It is natural that your eyelids droop quicker than any other skin do.
So it is obvious that the droopy eyelids is the sign that you are aging.
I am getting old! I have become a grandmother!... can be seen through your eyes.
There are many methods on how we can correct the droopy eyelids. The most representative one is the Double Eyelid surgery (or Asian blepharoplasty).
If you already have double eyelids, we can cut off the drooping part and correct the double eyelids. We call this Eyelid Correction as well.
We would approach this with an out-fold design. Radial wrinkles are formed inside the eyelids, and it becomes more difficult to correct this if the drooping angle is more towards the inner side of the eyelids.
Another problem is when the eyes become hollow. As you age, your eyes become hollow and look like you look older than your actual age.
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| Before and after Eyelid lift surgery (Blepharoplasty) |
Your vision becomes clear when you correct the droopy eyelids (eyelid lift surgery or blepharoplasty). Also, you would frown less leading to less wrinkles and maybe even preventing the wrinkles.
At times we also conduct fat transfer for the hollow eyes.
Also, as you age, it takes more strength to open your eyes. This is due to the natural decline of muscles in your eyes. If you are interested in maintaining your youth and health, we advise you to check the status of your eyelids.
The weaker eyelids, as you age, make you feel:
1) Your eyes are becoming smaller.
2) Your forehead help you open your eyes, therefore causing more wrinkles on your forehead.
3) Your visuals are not clear therefore you frown more.
4) The double eyelids cover your sight making your visuals less clear.
5) Your eyes do not look sharp, and so you look tired.
These symptoms can be evaluated easily.
If the strength in opening your eyes become weaker, droopy eyelids correction may not be enough, you might need Ptosis correction.
As you age, the skin of your eyelids become less elastic and droops down simultaneously your eyelids becoming weaker. You can remove the drooping skin and correct it through the Ptosis correction.
Eyelid Surgery Overview - Korea plastic surgery clinic KIES-U
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| Korea Double eyelid surgery (KIES-U) |
-Blepharoplasty : More commonly known as eyelid surgery or an eyelid lift. It is a procedure that removes excess skin, muscle and sometimes fat from the upper or lower eyelids. Sometimes blepharoplasty also can improve your vision by providing a less obstructed field of view once the droopy eyelids are improved.
-Double eyelid surgery : Known as Asian blepharoplasty or Korea eyelid surgery due to its popularity among people of Asian descent who want to "open up" their eyes by creating a visible fold. The procedure refers to the creation or accentuation of an eyelid crease.
