What is the Youngest Age You Can Perform Blepharoplasty?

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5 answers to What is the Youngest Age You Can Perform Blepharoplasty?

Youngest age for blepharoplasty

A blepharoplasty is generally done on people in their 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s for visual loss. It is important that you have excess skin, puffiness, and fat on the upper or lower lids prior to embarking on a blepharoplasty. It really depends on the offending problem, not necessarily the age.

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

Here’s no age limitation for blepharoplasty

There’s no age limitation for blepharoplasty. Blepharoplasty, which is reconstructive eyelid surgery, can be performed on children with droopy lids. But cosmetic blepharoplasty, which is the removal of skin and tissue, is usually reserved for people over the age of 18. But, it really depends on whether there’s a functional problem. For example, the lids are very close to being closed, or are really heavy. Some Asian patients will choose this procedure at a younger age, to... more

Joseph A. Eviatar, MD
Bronx Oculoplastic Surgeon

www.ChelseaEye.com

Minimal Age for Blepharoplasty

As with every Cosmetic Surgery procedure we want to make sure the patient is mature, has realistic expectations and does not have any medical or psychiatric conditions which would interfere with the operation or significantly raise its risks. As we all know some people are mature at age 16 while others are not at age 36. Dr. Peter Aldea

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Youngest Age You Can Perform Blepharoplasty

If there is a genetic or congenital ptosis than any age or as early a 4 years could be acceptable. But if for cosmetic reasons than at least 25 years old.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

It is individualized.

The most common situation is Asian blepharoplasty where there visible asymmetry between the two sides. The youngest person I have done this for is 18 years of age. Minors would need the permission of their parents. Again, these can be individualized situations. The important thing is to see an ethical surgeon who should weight your goals and desires against your reasons for why you want to have surgery.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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