Can Both Upper and Lower Eyelids Be Done at the Same Time?

When a patient is a good candidate for upper and lower blepharoplasty, I recommend that they have the surgeries done at the same time as recovery is simultaneous not sequential for the most part. Most patients actually prefer to have the procedures done together because it saves them time; they will have only one recovery period as opposed to two and it costs less as there is a savings on the OR and anesthesia costs, and it provides balance to the appearance of your eyes as both upper and lower will be healing together

Both upper and lower blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) can be done at the same time, assuming the patient is a candidate for both procedures.  The benefit to having the two procedures done at the same time is one recovery period and a reduction in cost.   The primary goal for upper eyelid surgery is to remove excess eyelid skin creating the tired look.  The primary goal for lower eyelid surgery is to remove the fat bags creating the puffy look. Please refer to the below link for our surgery price list. 

It surely can be done at once. In fact, if the patient is a good candidate for both upper and lower blepharoplasty, it is best for the patient to get the surgeries done at once. This not only drops the patient's post op recovery from 2 episodes to 1, it may also decrease the total cost of anesthesia, since its only one operative setting instead of two.