30/M c/o bilateral under eye circle, eye bags. Hx: social smoker (5 sticks/day,l) social drinker receives adequate sleep (>7 hours) exercises occasionally O/E: Noted darkening of skin under both eyes Noted slight hollowness under both eyes Nil wrinkling Question: 1. Am I a suitable candidate for lower blapheroplasty? 2. Are there other treatments I can consider to reduce the appearance of tired eyes?
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My recommendation would be to start with using a silicone scar gel twice a day to that area. In the future, injections to the scar might be necessary. Rarely laser or light therapies can help with pigmentary issues related to scaring-- but this is rarely necessary for eyelid skin. These measures...
Since the current problem originated from tail of brow bone reduction it would seem logical to add back to the brow bones a bit of augmentation as well as upper eyelid scar revisions. There are various materials one could use for the brow bone augmentation but the key is a few millimeters of...
Thank you for your question. You're absolutely correct that there are multiple methods to treat the eyelid. If you're okay with surgery, a lower blepharoplasty with fat transpositioning, along with a "pinch" bleph will likely yield the best result. For crow's feet, a neuromodulator such as botox...
