Can I get excess eyelid skin removed at 23? (photo)

Question

Hi there. I quite young but I am very bothered by my eyelids as I feel as they make me look more aged and tired than what I actually am. It makes it difficult to do certain makeup styles on myself due to the unevenness and excessive skin. Seeing this photo of me just looking ahead, is there anything that could be done?

Carmina Cardenas, MD · Answer

You have a condition called Blefaroptosis which means the muscle responsible for elevating your upper eyelid, is weak. So you need the re-insertion of the muscle. That is not just skin resection. Actually you may not need skin resection. 
Look for a PS or Ophthalmologist who is specialist on Oculoplastic Surgery. 
Be encouraged. 
Dr. Cardenas

C. Blake Perry, MD · Answer

Options include removing excess skin via surgery or tightening the skin with CO2 laser. An in person consultation is best to discuss your goals and also see your brow position.

Nelson Lee Novick, MD · Answer

If the excess upper eyelid skin bothers you that much, then twenty-three or practically any adult age would be appropriate to treat. Check out the Ten Minute Eyelift, which is a minimally invasive procedure performed using only local anesthesia and requires no scalpel or scissor cutting and no stitches. I have been performing this for well over twenty years and even performed it on myself. It literally takes five minutes per eyelid to complete. Hope this helps and best of luck.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

A standard blepharoplasty will be a disaster for you. Please so not follow the well meaning advice to go to a board certified plastic surgeon. Board certified plastic surgeons are broadly trained in plastic surgery but have a very limited knowledge, training, and experience with eyelid issues. It is hard to endorse a particular speciality for your issues. You need to see someone like myself with fellowship training in oculoplastic surgery. You need repair of the upper eyelid ptosis with an anterior levator resection ptosis surgery and a reconstruction of the upper eyelid crease with an anchor blepharoplasty and the creation of an upper eyelid fold. The challenge you will have in seeing an oculoplastic surgeon is that they tend to be more reconstructive and less aesthetically oriented. You need a reconstructive surgery that is also aesthetic. Sadly, only a rare surgeon offers that combination. There is no substitute for a detailed in person assessment. This can't be called in over a Zoom conference. Your eyes can be your best feature.

Thomas Trevisani, MD · Answer

Short answer is-yes. In person exam is essential  and a better set of photos. Based on a limited photo- it appears that you may benefit from upper lid blepharoplasty. I suggest that you seek an experienced Board Certified PS and review the options and details

Can I get excess eyelid skin removed at 23? (photo)

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