What is Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty?

A friend mentioned getting Transconjunctival blepharoplasty. What does this mean? Is it better than traditional eyelift surgery? I'm 52 and would like to help my under eye bags.

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Transconjunctival blepharoplasty, technique to remove fat from lower lids

Transconjunctival blepharoplasty has been around for over twenty years. It is a professional technique to simply remove fat, underneath the lower lids whereby an incision is made at the subconjunctival area underneath the inside of the lower lid, and the fat is removed out of the three compartments in the lower lid. The fat compartments in the lower lid are what create puffiness and bags, causing a tired look on the lower eyelids. This needs to be done under general anesthesia because of the... more

Transconjunctival blepharoplasty

The transconjunctival blepharoplasty is my favorite approach to lower eyelid surgery; I use it more than 90% of the time. It allows for easy and safe access to the fat that can be either removed or repositioned over the cheek bone. It reduces the risk of the eyelid pulling down as it heals (ectropion). Another benefit is the absence of an external incision, but this may not be the case for everyone. After the fat is removed, the skin that was being tensed out by the fat can either retract... more

No Visible incisions with Lower Eyelid Surgery Using Transconjuctival Technique

Transconjuctival Blepharoplasty allows removal of the excess fat of the lower eyelid. This is done by making the incision inside the eyelid which leave no visible external scars. This technique can be combined with other techniques depending on the amount of skin excess, wrinkles and line of the lower eyelids and laxity of the lower eyelid. Generally speaking it is a very good idea not to remove the fat which can lead to hollowing of the orbit and dark circle around the eyes. A better... more

Fewer complications with transconjunctival.

The more modern transconjunctival approach was not designed to avoid a visible incision, as some people imply. It was done to reduce the chance of a specific complication with the external or subciliary approach. The older approach required cutting through the muscle and orbital septum of the lower lid and it carried with it a higher risk of lower eyelid rounding or ectropion (where the eyelid pulls down and away from the eyeball). These are bad complications. The transconjunctival approach,... more

Lower Eyelid surgery Techniques- Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty

There are two approaches for lower eyelid Blepharoplasty- subcilliary incision and transconjunctival incision. Transconjunctival incision is basically made on the inner part of the lower eyelid. through this incision only excess fat can be removed. To the contrary the subcillary incision is placed on the outside at the lower cilliary margin. this incision enable the surgeon to excise excess orbital fat as well as to remove loose lower eyelid skin and tighten muscle. Transconjunctal incision... more

Transconjunctival blepharoplasty is my preferred approach to lower eyelid surgery

Transconjunctival blepharoplasty is my preferred approach to lower eyelid surgery in the majority of my patients. The “conjunctiva” refers to the inner lining of the lower eyelid, continuous with the clear outer lining of the eyeball. In this approach, an incision is made on the inside of the eyelid, carefully protecting the globe of the eye (eyeball). This provides direct access to the peri-orbital fat that is contributing the puffiness around the lower eyelids. This... more

Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty

Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty is a technique used for removing the fat (bags) of the lower eyelids using an incision on the inside of the lower eyelids. This technique avoids a visible scar, does not remove skin, and can prevent certain scarring complications of traditional (subciliary = below the lash line) incisions.

What is Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty?

Transconjunctival blepharoplasty is a procedure that approaches lower eyelid blepharoplasty through an incision on the inside of the eyelid thus avoiding a scar. It is an excellent procedure to address the lower eyelid bags. If you have extra skin as well, then either some type of laser tightening, chemical peel, or surgical excision may be necessary. If you only care about improving your bags, it is probably the deal procedure.

Sam Goldberger, MD

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Beverly Hills Oculoplastic Surgeon

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Transconjunctival blepharoplasty incisionless surgery for lower eyelids

An excellent approach to removing excess lower eyelid fat which can cause puffiness is via the transconjunctival approach. In this method, lower eyelid fat that is in excess is removed between the lower eyelid on the inside and the eye itself. By removing fat in this way, a scar can be avoided. In addition, this approach offers an excellent way to improve the hollowness in the nasojugal groove or tear trough where the fat can be repositioned to that area again without a scar. Finally, if... more

Scott Trimas, MD

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Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Transconjunctival lower eyelid blepharoplasty

A transconjunctival blepharoplasty involves an incision on the inside of your eyelid and allows the surgeon to remove fat or reposition it. More often than not, with increasing age, the transconjunctival approach needs to add an external incision to remove excess skin or tighten the muscle.