How long does an upper Eyelid surgery usually take?

Typically, an upper eyelid blepharoplasty takes about an hour. You need to make sure you are comfortable with the surgeon operating on you and if you are having eyelid surgery the surgeon should be an oculoplastic surgeon. Hope this helps.

I agree with all the other opinions. The surgery should take about and hour. If I was you I'd get a second opinion from another surgeon certified by the AMERICAN BOARD OF PLASTIC SURGERY. You can find one in your area. Three hours seems way too long, unless he/she wants you to "hang around" after the... more

Upper eyelid surgery usually takes approximately 30 minutes to perform. Lower eyelid surgery takes approximately 30 minutes to perform. It is best that the surgery is performed under general anesthesia if fat is being removed from the eyelid because of the deep proprioceptive fibers. These fibers will make... more

I would agree with my collegues that the usual amount of time for a straight forward upper lid blepharoplasty is usually less than an hour. Using local anesthetia for a blepharoplasty is very common. Hope this helps.

It usually takes an experienced surgeon an hour or 45 minutes to do a precise upper lid blepharoplasty.  There are differences in time but faster is not necessarily better and neither is slower.  3 hours is exceptionally long for upper lids.

Upper eyelid surgery usually only involves removal of skin, maybe some muscle and some fat.  It is a relatively quick surgery.  But every surgeon is different and you certainly don't want him to go fast just to get it done quickly.  Surgery time can be increased if he plans on doing lacrimal... more

Looking at the reviews below you see long ones and short ones. The anecdotal review suggests that the longer the reviewer writes, the longer they suggest it may take to perform an upper blephgaroplasty. In reality, there are many notable cosmetic plastic surgeons, and with almost all of them, an upper... more

Brook607: The important questions about what precisely will be done shoud be addressed to your surgeon.  Through the same incision in the upper eyelid surgeons can do a variety of different techniques that may vary greatly in the time needed.  Since we commentators don't know enough, we can only say... more

Hi Brooke, Upper blepharolplasty should take about one hour to perform unless there are complicating factors.   The procedure is usually done under local anesthesia in an office treatment room to avoid the costs of an anesthesiologist and the operating room. If you are being charged for 3 hours of... more

Typical upper blepharoplasty times are under one hour. Only a few minutes is added if fat needs to be removed. If additional procedures are being performed through the upper blepharoplasty incision, this may take additional time. Corrugator myotomies can be performed as well as other procedures. Be sure to... more