Dr. Diana Ponsky · What Is A Blepharoplasty? Upper & Lower Eyelid Surgery Explained
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What Is A Blepharoplasty? Upper & Lower Eyelid Surgery Explained

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A blepharoplasty is any surgery to enhance the look of the eyes.
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Blepharoplasty procedures can be separated into upper and lower eyelid surgery.
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Upper blepharoplasty involves removing extra skin, sometimes extra muscle, and extra fat that have accumulated in the medial corner of the eye.
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Over time, eyelid tissues drop, causing extra folds and obscuring the natural eyelid crease.
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The goal of blepharoplasty is to allow youthful eye contours to show again.
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