bag removal surgery, overall self-esteem and confidence will be increased,“ tired look” will be taken away, premature aging will be corrected and youthfulness to the face will be restored.
Double eyelid surgery is performed to create a crease or fold in the eye which did not exist before to achieve more natural and attractive eyes. Small sutures are knotted on the upper eyelids to create double eyelids. With the double eyelids, one can have several benefits, including ease of applying eye makeup, reducing excess skin, puffiness or bulging in the upper eyelids, and big round eye.
Are anti-aging eyelid surgery painful? The procedure is performed under local anesthesia which numbs the area around the eyes. You may be feeling sleepy during the surgery, but insensitive to pain.
Are the anti-aging eyelid surgery safe? Eyelid surgery is a safe procedure in the expert hands of a trained plastic surgeon. The complications are infrequent and usually minor. You can reduce your risks by closely following your surgeon’ s instructions both before and after surgery. The minor complications that occasionally follow blepharoplasty include temporary swelling and bruising around the eyes; a slight temporary asymmetry during healing or scarring; sensitivity to light; dry and itchy eyes usually clear after a week; watery eyes can last for a few weeks.
Why does fat graft injection completely change how a person looks like? Facial fat grafting or fat transfer is a more permanent option than a temporary filler for those who are experiencing increased volume loss and wish to restore a more youthful contour to the face. Using one own normal tissues, fat transfer can help to enhance or reshape certain features, lift and fill sunken cheeks and temples, or even reshape and tighten a sagging jawline. Because the procedure does not involve the use of any foreign or synthetic material, the results are long lasting and appear very natural. Facial fat grafting will be a more long-term solution to facial volume loss.
Apart from invasive surgery, what non-invasive or minimally invasive treatments could drastically improve or change what a person looks like? Various wrinkle treatments are used to improve the appearance of puffiness under the eyes. These include laser resurfacing, chemical peels and fillers, which may improve skin tone, tighten the skin, reduce dark eye circles, obliterate the tear trough and rejuvenate the look of bags under the eyes.
By using laser treatment, the skin tone and fine wrinkles of the eyelids could be reduced with fractional CO2 laser skin resurfacing. Q-switched Nd Yag laser could reduce the pigmentation and visible fine vessels of dark eye circles.
The hyaluronic acid dermal filler is a good choice as it is a safe method which can instantly obliterate the tear trough that contributes the baggy lower eyelids. The hydration of the eyelid skin could be improved as well to reduce fine wrinkles. This is suitable for those not keen for surgery and do not want to have any down time.
High intensity focus ultrasound( HIFU) therapy is also good to stimulate the skin collagen synthesis that will improve skin tone and reduce fine wrinkles of the eyelids.
Furthermore, the skin tone and fine wrinkles could be corrected with non-invasive radiofrequency device treatments.
Dr Darren Khoo Teng Lye Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon MD, MS( Plast. Surg.), FADUSM, AM, AAAM( USA), Fellowship in Oculoplastic and Aesthetic Surgery( DCUMC, Korea)( MMC: 38730, NSR: 128969) Island Hospital, Penang
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