{"id":25168,"date":"2023-07-13T12:42:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T19:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=25168"},"modified":"2024-02-16T09:44:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:44:56","slug":"skin-pinch-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/skin-pinch-surgery","title":{"rendered":"What Is Skin Pinch Surgery, and Why Is It Trending on TikTok?"},"content":{"rendered":"

While some aesthetic TikTok trends are valid and worth knowing about (take #traptox<\/a>, for example), other stuff is completely bogus (like these bizarre beauty myths<\/a>). So where does the latest hot topic, skin pinch surgery<\/a>, which treats the lower eyelid, fall on that spectrum? <\/p>

Doctors say skin pinch surgery is a legitimate technique—and, interestingly enough, one that’s been around for decades. Just because something is trending doesn’t mean it’s new, and skin pinch surgery is a great example, says Dr. Robert Schwarcz,<\/a> a board-certified oculoplastic surgeon in New York City. This is a procedure that’s been around for 15, 20 years and never gone out of style. But it isn’t well-known outside of the medical community, so it fits that criterion of originality that social media is hungry for, he adds.<\/p>

Ahead, experts explain exactly what skin pinch surgery is and who is actually a good candidate.<\/p>

What is skin pinch surgery?<\/h2>

It’s a minor surgery that removes excess skin from the lower eyelid, with the goal of minimizing crepiness and wrinkling. “As the name suggests, the skin under the eye, a few millimeters underneath the lash line, is pinched using small forceps,” explains Dr. Jaimie DeRosa<\/a>, a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in Boston. Once the surgeon determines how much can be removed without distorting the lid, the excess skin stretching from the inner to the outer corner of the eye is removed with scissors and the incision closed with sutures. The whole thing is performed under local anesthesia and takes only about 30 minutes, Dr. DeRosa adds.<\/p>

Recovery is equally quick and straightforward. Some bruising and swelling are possible, lasting from a few days to a week. You’ll also want to be careful to not pull, tug, or otherwise irritate the area until it’s fully healed, she says.<\/p>

@premierimageatl<\/a> Today we are doing a skin pinch lower eyelid blepharoplasty. #surgerytiktok<\/a> ♬ original sound – Premier Image<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote>