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What is the Difference Between Lower Blepharoplasty and Fat Removal (Lower Eyelid)

what is the difference between lower blepharoplasty and fat removal in the lower eyelid? any extra procedure? thanks in advance.

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Lower blepharoplasty and fat removal

A lower blepharoplasty encompasses fat removal of the lower lids to reduce the fatty deposits also known as bags. When excess skin is present in the lower lid, a small incision is made at the eyelid lash line on the outside and a small amount of skin is pinched, excised, removed, and glued together with tissue glue. The fat is removed from a transconjunctival approach on the inside of the eyelid. Most patients that have very bad bags and are less than 50 years old can get... more

Lower lid blepharoplasty vs. fat removal

Hi Medea. Lower blepharoplasty is the name for cosmetic lower eyelid surgery which may involve the skin, muscle, fat, or any combination of those. Depending on your findings and concerns, removal of lower eyelid fat may be incorporated as part of a lower blepharoplasty. Good luck.

James M. Pearson, MD

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Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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Blepharoplasty or Fat Removal???

A transjunctional blepharoplasty usually removes fat. A transcutaneous blepharoplasty usually removes skin and muscle, as well as fat. The amount of fat removed usually depends on the amount of fat excess. Great question.

Lower eyelid surgery can smooth skin and remove bags

Lower eyelid surgery of any type is called a "blepharoplasty" ("blepharo" meaning eyelid, and "plasty" meaning to shape and mold). Depending on the problem, a blepharoplasty can take many forms. The 2 most common issues addressed are excess wrinkled skin, and eyelid bags. These are different things, but there may be a combination of both present in each of us. Excess wrinkly skin is smoothed by making an incision right under the eyelashes. Then the excess skin... more

Blepharoplasty vs Liposuction of the Lower Eyelid

Fat removal of the eyelid, which is usually done with very small liposuction cannulas, simply removes the fat but does not correct any loose or sagging skin. There are very few indications for this, as we usually like to leave the fat in place to disguise the bony orbit that becomes more prominent as we age. Blepharoplasty redistributes the fat, tightens the skin and support structures and rejuvenates the cheek area also.

What is a lower blepharoplasty?

A lower blepharoplasty can also be term a lower eyelid lift. There are many components to the procedure which are customized for each patient. During a lower blepharoplasty, we often remove excess skin, suspend the muscles and eyelid, and reposition the fat to correct the tear trough deformity. It is rare to have to remove fat, but at times it may be necessary. We often perform fat injections or a midface lift to improve the final outcome. Hope this helps, Frank Agullo, El Paso, Texas. more

Blepharoplasty = Cosmetic Eyelid surgery

Blepharoplasty is any surgery designed to improve the cosmetic appearance of the eyelids. Sometimes excess or wrinkled skin is removed from the lower eyelid and sometimes just fat is removed if there is a noticeable bulge below the eye. The fat can be removed through an incision on the outside (usually just under the eyelashes) or through an incision on the inside of the eyelid where it isn't visible.

Lower blepharoplasty definition

Lower blepharoplasty means lower eyelid surgery to improve the appearance of the lower eyelid, which may include fat removal (or repositioning) and/or skin tightening via various techniques. Lower eyelid fat removal, if necessary, is part of lower blepharoplasty.

Lower eyelid surgery

Oftern if you just have prominent lower eyelid fat, a transconjuctival (inside the lashes) incision can be made to go down and either resect or reposition/redrape the fat pads without any skin excision or lower lid tightening. Typically, these patients would be young with good lower lid skin tone. For those patients with sagging lower lid skin and prominent fat herniation, both skin and fat are targetted with an incision on the face 2-3 mm below the lashes. This approach also allows not just... more

Blepharoplasty means eyelid surgery.

Lower blepharoplasty means eyelid surgery on the lower eyelids. What is in that surgery will vary. It might be done behind the eyelid through the conjunctiva, also known as a transconjunctival blepharoplasty. If might be done through a skin incisions also know as a transcutaneous lower blepharoplasty. Still these surgeries are further broken down depending on what precisely is done as part of these surgeries. In a transconjunctival blepharoplasty, fat may be... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

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Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Lower lid blepharoplasty vs. fat removal

Blepharoplasty is the surgical modification of the upper or lower eyelids. Excess tissue, skin or fat, are removed or repositioned, and associated muscles/tendons can be strengthened. This can be cosmetic or functional in nature. The surgical approach can be through an external or internal incision.

Lower lid blepharoplasty

You are probably going to get a lot of responses on this because this operation is changing pretty rapidly within the plastic surgery world. A lower lid blepharoplasty used to always consist of a incision just under the eyelashes and the skin and the muscle was elevated and usually a fat pocket removed and some of the skin was trimmed and then tightened. There are many more options available today. Some involve skin and fat removal and sometimes fat can be removed only from the... more

Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty

Fat only can be removed from the lower eyelids via an open approach where an incision is made or through the inside of the lower eyelids (trans conjunctival). Both techniques are called a Blepharoplasty. With an external approach also tightening of the eyelids can be accomplished along with the removal of excess skin. With the internal eyelid fat removal if excess skin needs to be removed then an additional external incision (pinch incision) needs to sometimes be performed. more

Lower lid blepharoplasty

Typically, upper lid blepharoplasty is more for skin than fat and lower lids are more for fat than skin. Lower lids can involve fat removal or fat re-distribution.