{"id":16959,"date":"2020-09-23T07:57:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T14:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=16959"},"modified":"2023-10-12T13:37:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T20:37:25","slug":"reasons-younger-patients-get-eyelid-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/reasons-younger-patients-get-eyelid-surgery","title":{"rendered":"Plastic Surgeons Are Seeing Younger Patients Getting Eyelid Surgery. Here Are 4 Issues That Have Nothing to Do With Aging That a Blepharoplasty Can Treat"},"content":{"rendered":"

This story has been medically reviewed for accuracy by Nashville, TN board-certified oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Brian Biesman<\/a> on November 3, 2020<\/em>.<\/p>

Eyelid surgery<\/a> is consistently ranked among the top five cosmetic surgical procedures in the country, with roughly three-quarters<\/a> of partakers typically checking the over-50 box. As with every aspect of life, however, COVID-19 is reportedly upending standard stats by reshaping our surgical preferences and priorities. While we won’t see hard data reflecting the pandemic’s true influence on 2020 procedures until sometime next spring, surgeons’ social media posts and the candid conversations we’ve had with doctors provide a wealth of anecdotal insights.<\/p>

“Since we came back after the coronavirus shutdowns, I’ve had a huge increase in the number of younger people I’m seeing [for eyelid surgery],” says Dr. Jessica Lattman<\/a>, a board-certified oculoplastic surgeon in New York City. She estimates that 60% of the patients she’s treated for eyelid issues since reopening have been in their late 20s, 30s, or early 40s. With mandatory masks thrusting eyes into the spotlight and WFH stints doubling as downtime, there has, perhaps, never been a better time for blepharoplasty. <\/p>

While some of the eye issues patients are aiming to improve have bugged them for as long as they can remember, others have only recently captured their attention. “I’m seeing teenagers and young adults in their 20s and 30s who are aware of asymmetries of their eyelids,” says Dr. Flora Levin<\/a>, a board-certified oculoplastic surgeon in Westport, Connecticut. “While the vast majority of people’s faces are not symmetric, there can be obvious congenital asymmetries or smaller ones that are just bothersome.” Oftentimes, such imbalances are more striking in selfies and on video calls than in person, particularly when one is looking down at a device. “Relative to the past,” she adds, “we’re spending more time analyzing our faces and becoming more aware of things that we may not have otherwise noticed.”<\/p>

Eyelid surgery will always be a gold-standard solution for the redundant skin, lax muscles, and sagging fat pads that come with age—but in our new normal, where being close-up ready is an unspoken job requirement, the procedure is proving to be a reliable fix for a slew of age-irrelevant eye-area concerns. Ahead, the top issues surgeons are tackling.<\/p>

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Hooded upper eyelids<\/h2>

Heavy upper lids aren’t always a consequence of age or gravity. Dr. Levin sees them in plenty of young folks who are simply “born with these facial features,” she says. Genetically low-set eyebrows often exacerbate the hooding.<\/p>

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Finesse upper lid blepharoplasty for improved symmetry and upper lid show 📐📐📐 She is pictured before and 1 week after surgery. Mild bruising and swelling will regress slowly over time. Swipe right for more views. #beautyisinthedetails<\/a><\/p>

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