Loose Eyelids, How To Fix?

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Last year I lost 15 lbs due to an undianosed illness. The results loss of musle mass and fat. Lots of loose skin, ESP my face and eyelids. I have the triple fold that hangs on both eyelids..please help. Took hiv test and neg.

Andrew Miller, MD · Answer

The eyes are the focal point of a person's face and usually one of the first features that are noticed by other people. After ensuring that you are in good health, loose skin on the eyelids can be treated with upper eyelid surgery or blepharoplsty. Sagging skin on other areas of the face can also be treated with lifting procedures as well. After the procedure is done it takes 7-10 days for the swelling and bruising to resolve. To get more information about this procedure, please be sure to contact a board certified facial plastic or plastic surgeon to make your appointment!

Frank P. Fechner, MD · Answer

Blepharoplasty (a.k.a. eyelid lift) is the procedure of choice for treatment of skin (and potentially fat) excess. You should consult with a facial surgery specialist to learn in detail, which procedure modification is right for you.

David Shafer, MD, FACS · Answer

Without more information or pictures, it is impossible to give more specific advice.  However, treating loose skin of the eyelids is a very common plastic surgery procedure.  However, a full in-person evaluation would be required to know for sure if you are a good candidate for the procedure and if any other procedures would be recommended at the same time.

	 

	Good Luck.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

The primary goal of an upper blepharoplasty is to remove excess skin and a small amount of fat from the upper eyelids to rejuvenate them. Please see the link below to our blepharoplasty photo gallery to get an idea what can be accomplished.

Michelle Copeland, MD, DMD · Answer

The eyes are the windows to the soul. All too often, however, they seem to reveal exhaustion. The very delicate skin around the eyes tends to get crepey and puffy due to fatigue and stress. Eyelid surgery has become one of my most popular procedures. If excess upper eyelid skin is hooding the eye and needs to be eliminated, an incision is made in the crease at the top of the lid and excess fat and skin are removed. The incisions are closed and sutured on the underside of the skin. If undereye puffiness and dark circles need to be eliminated, an incision is made along the lower lashes that will be almost invisable when it heals. Next, the fat below is either removed or redistributed and the saggy and crepey excess skin is then pulled up and cut off. The incisions is closed with tiny sutures, which are removed in four to six days.
	An effective non-surgical option that might benefit you is Thermage, which can tighten the skin around the eyes. The new and improved Thermage is a virtually painless, non-invasive (no incision!) treatment that can tighten skin and stimulate your body to make healthier collagen—the building block that provides structure to your skin. Fast and easy, Thermage requires no downtime from normal activities.

Lisa Cassileth, MD, FACS · Answer

A picture would really help here, maejr78! Rarely do people lose muscle mass around their eyes, but you are right that facial volume loss may cause your eyes to appear sunken or hollow. The easiest repair, if it is purely volume related, is to restore the volume. Here we like Bellotero with cannula placement for immediately under the eye, and dilute Sculptra (also placed w cannula) for cheeks and general fat plumping.You can also consider fat grafting, especially if you also have significant loose skin and are considering a lift or tuck, as this is a surgical procedure.

Stuart H. Bentkover, MD (retired) · Answer

This sounds unusual.  First, you need to know why you lost the weight.  Second, you would need to examined to fully evaluate the eyelid issue.  You really need to know why you are losing weight.

Loose Eyelids, How To Fix?

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