How to fix hooded eyes? (Photo)

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I’ve had hooded eyes my whole life but they’ve progressively got heavier. I’m only 27 and they age me. Mornings and nights they’re the puffiest, ofc. But it makes my entire face so heavy. I don’t want to do eyelid surgery. What are other alternative that can give me a lift? No surgery needed.

Adam Bauermeister, MD · Answer

Hi, thank you for you question. Based on your photos it does appear you have some excess upper eyelid skin. The best option to correct this is surgical with the removal of this excess skin (upper blepharoplasty). The incision and resulting scar is typically well hidden within the upper eyelid crease and is not noticeable unless your eyes are close. Botox could be used alternatively to relax muscles along the brow and raise the lateral (outside) edge of the brow to lift the eyebrows, unfortunately this oftentimes will only provide modest improvement and may give you an exaggerated unnatural appearing brow shape. Hope this information if helpful. Seeing a plastic surgeon for a complete exam and review of options is recommended.

Alan B. Brackup, MD, FACS · Answer

Upper eyelid surgery (also called blepharoplasty) is designed to remove unsightly excess skin from the upper eyelids and to re-contour the shape of the eyes for a younger appearance.

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

You might wish to explore "The Ten Minute Eyelift,"  which literally takes ten minutes to perform using only local anesthesia, and is minimally invasive (i.e. requires no scalpel cutting and no stitches). I have been performing this procedure for over 25 years with gratifying results and even performed it on myself. Hope this helps and best of luck.

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