My baby sister is turning 18 in a week and for the past year, she has been saving her money for an upper eyelid surgery. Her upper eyes are and have always been slightly droopy and she constantly looks tired or mad (even when she is not). The skin hits her eyelashes, which sometimes causes a rash on the skin. She is very unhappy. I’m just a little worried and I want to know if 18 years old is too young to have upper eyelid surgery. Also, what are the complications for someone this young? Will it look worse as she ages or will this be good for her? Thank you!
Answer: Anatomy, Not Age, Determines Candidacy for Eyelid Surgery Age is not the most important decision for a patient undergoing a blepharoplasty. The Anatomy is more important. If your sister's eyelids are giving her trouble, she may benefit from upper blepharoplasty, which will remove the excess skin. Blepharoplasty in a young patient should be conservative and retain the fat around the eye. This can be done at any age at which it is needed. Because she's young with presumably excellent skin tone, she should respond well. I hope this helps.
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Answer: Anatomy, Not Age, Determines Candidacy for Eyelid Surgery Age is not the most important decision for a patient undergoing a blepharoplasty. The Anatomy is more important. If your sister's eyelids are giving her trouble, she may benefit from upper blepharoplasty, which will remove the excess skin. Blepharoplasty in a young patient should be conservative and retain the fat around the eye. This can be done at any age at which it is needed. Because she's young with presumably excellent skin tone, she should respond well. I hope this helps.
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September 16, 2009
Answer: Upper eyelid surgery at age 18 She does seem too young to have upper Blepharoplasty. But there are individuals with abnormal early laxity of their skin. in these cases upper Blepharoplasty could be successful. The possibility of a visible scar should be discussed with the plastic surgeon, as this would be more noticeable in a young person.
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September 16, 2009
Answer: Upper eyelid surgery at age 18 She does seem too young to have upper Blepharoplasty. But there are individuals with abnormal early laxity of their skin. in these cases upper Blepharoplasty could be successful. The possibility of a visible scar should be discussed with the plastic surgeon, as this would be more noticeable in a young person.
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September 15, 2009
Answer: Upper eyelid surgery in a young patient is seldom indicated Upper eyelid surgery in a young patient is seldom indicated unless they have congenital excess skin which is rare. The other indication for a droopy eyelid surgery might be from a condition called ptosis where the upper eyelid hangs close to the pupil where normally in caucasian eyelids it should rest 1-2mm below the iris. Excess skin alone is very uncommon; however, sometimes a very small amount needs to be removed to accomodate correction of ptosis. On the other hand, I would caution against removing too much upper eyelid skin or removing fat to avoid eyelid closure problems which can lead to dry eyes or if too much fat is removed, a hollowed look can result.
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September 15, 2009
Answer: Upper eyelid surgery in a young patient is seldom indicated Upper eyelid surgery in a young patient is seldom indicated unless they have congenital excess skin which is rare. The other indication for a droopy eyelid surgery might be from a condition called ptosis where the upper eyelid hangs close to the pupil where normally in caucasian eyelids it should rest 1-2mm below the iris. Excess skin alone is very uncommon; however, sometimes a very small amount needs to be removed to accomodate correction of ptosis. On the other hand, I would caution against removing too much upper eyelid skin or removing fat to avoid eyelid closure problems which can lead to dry eyes or if too much fat is removed, a hollowed look can result.
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September 15, 2009
Answer: She may have a true upper eyelid ptosis Hi Alexa
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September 15, 2009
Answer: She may have a true upper eyelid ptosis Hi Alexa
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September 15, 2009
Answer: Upper Eyelid Surgery for 18 year old It really depends what we are talking about. If she really has excess skin that can be improved by removing it, then so be it. But she would need to be examined to determine the proper diagnosis and then the treatment plan would be based on the problem at hand.
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September 15, 2009
Answer: Upper Eyelid Surgery for 18 year old It really depends what we are talking about. If she really has excess skin that can be improved by removing it, then so be it. But she would need to be examined to determine the proper diagnosis and then the treatment plan would be based on the problem at hand.
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