Cosmetics

Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery

Cosmetic surgery of the eyelids is generally directed towards the improvement of eye related changes to the tissues about the eye, although in some people these changes occur prematurely or may be the result of a medical condition.
The most commonly performed surgical procedures are the eyebrow lift and the upper and lower lid blepharoplasty. In a blepharoplasy, excess or redundant skin, muscle, fat or a combination of these can be removed via incisions which are hidden in natural skin lines.
Close attention is paid to the position and symmetry of the upper lid skin creases as well as the height of the upper lids.
The surgery can be performed under local or general anaesthesia (more commonly local) and post-operatively the eyelids take a few days to settle. Bruising and swelling is minimised by firm patching initially and the regular use of ice pads for forty eight to seventy two hours after the surgery.
is cosmetic surgery covered by medical insurance? Most insurance policies exclude cosmetic surgery as a rule, but will accept the costs if there is functional reason for the surgery or if the problem is caused by a medical condition such as thyroid eye disease. Surgery for eyelid changes such as ptosis or extropion is not considered cosmetic and is covered by medical insurance.
There have been reported cases of loss of vision with lower lid blepharoplasy although this is very rare and is estimated at only one per forty thousand cases. This exceedingly rare complication does appear to occur with upper lid blepharoplasty.