What Eyelid Surgery Technique Doesn't Require Stitches at All?

I have been performing lower eyelid surgery using a CO2  ( carbon dioxide) laser for over 15 years.  The advantage of this technique:


No skin incision

No stitches

No scalpel blade


This same laser helps to stop bleeding so the surgery can be faster with less swelling and black and blueness than traditional methods.  The same laser Mixto can be used to rejuvenate the skin on the lower eyelids.

The attached video is of upper eyelid surgery, where a stitch is necessary.

 

 

Thank you for your question!!

There are several ways to rejuvenate the eyelids without needing sutures- Restylane injections to correct the hollow under the eyes vs micro- fat grafting to perform the same correction, transconjuctival incision to remove puffing fat and Thermage.

The technique for eyelid shaping does depend on the shape of your eyelid, cheek contour and the expected results.

With warm Regards,

Trevor M Born MD

Lower lid transconjunctival surgery is reliable. It does have some limitations however. It is good to remove excess fat but requires the skin to shrink. It will reduce the "bags" but not help any of the "wrinkles" or "lines". It will not remove any extra skin if you have it. Laser resurfacing can be added to treat the skin problems if they are mild.