When you look at your face, what do you see? What do you like? What do you focus on? Like many people, the eyes may be the area that you feel most conscious about, and the eye bags are the first thing you see. Eye bags can make you look older and tired and take away the beauty your eyes once held, reducing self-confidence and self-esteem. Fortunately, eye bag surgery (also known as a blepharoplasty) can restore youthfulness to your face. In this post, we look at how eye bags form, what the surgery involves and the associated benefits.
How Do Eye Bags Form?
As we age, collagen and elastin found in the skin around the eyes start to break down, causing a reduction in elasticity. This causes the eyelids to droop and sag, resulting in unwanted skin around the eyes, leading to wrinkles and eye bags. In severe cases, the excess skin can affect your vision.
Eye bags may also be exacerbated by tiredness, smoking, an unhealthy diet or poor make-up removal. Tiredness is what gives eye bags that dark colour.
What Does Eye Bag Surgery Involve?
There are two main eye bag removal procedures: Upper Eyelid Surgery and Lower Eyelid Surgery. Briefly, the surgeries involve:
Upper Eyelid Surgery: Skin excess is removed from the upper eyelid.
Lower Eyelid Surgery: Fat bags are removed from the lower eyelid for a smooth and even look.
Both surgeries leave the patient looking refreshed, youthful and without noticeable scars.
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Benefits of Blepharoplasty
The advantages of a blepharoplasty include:
Removal of Excess Skin
If your eye area has excess or baggy skin, it can become uncomfortable and difficult to live with. Excess skin can block your vision, rub, and even become sore. A blepharoplasty removes this excess skin, improving your quality of life.
Removes Dark Circles
The procedure also gets rid of dark circles under the eyes and, therefore, that ‘tired’ look. Because excess fat is removed from the lower eye, it impacts the way light hits the area, making the dark circles far less visible.
Improved Vision
One of the biggest benefits of undergoing a blepharoplasty is the fact that vision is no longer inhibited due to a lifted brow. Excess skin can droop, covering the eye and making it difficult to see clearly. By undergoing blepharoplasty, you can avoid this.
Reduce The Look of Wrinkles
When you undergo the procedure, wrinkles, fine lines, and crow’s feet around the eyes are reduced. This gives you back your youthful appearance by focusing on the issues that create that dull, exhausted look, including drooping tissue, wrinkles, and excess skin.
Enhance Your Natural Beauty
The procedure also enhances your face’s natural beauty by altering the shape and appearance of your eyes. Excess skin around the eyes can make you appear much older than you are, so removing this excess skin can make your face appear more aesthetically pleasing.
Improve Your Self-esteem
The procedure can help you experience a boost in self-esteem and self-confidence as you will visibly look and feel younger. When we are not entirely comfortable with a feature of our faces, it can be challenging to focus on anything but that; this procedure takes away the emotional impact caused by excess skin.
Long Lasting Results
The procedure results can last for years and, in some cases, are permanent. This means that you can rest easy knowing that revisions will be unlikely.
Could you benefit from eye bag surgery? Why not call one of our friendly and experienced team here at New Birkdale Clinic to discuss your requirements and how we can help you.
