What can be done to correct the appearance of my translucent, sagging and thin eyelid skin? (photos)

Hello and thank you for your question. A formal evaluation would be needed to determine the best treatment. There are both surgical and non-surgical options to correct this, depending on the situation.

For less significant upper eyelid skin excess or more mild improvement, there are nonsurgical treatments: Radiofrequency (Thermage or Venus Legacy/Viva), injectable fillers, and a Botox brow lift can help contour the eyebrows and lift the eyelid skin.

Surgery (browlift and/or upper blepharoplasty) is a great option for more significant improvement- for example if the hooded eyelids have more excess skin present.

Dr. Donald Groves is an expert facial plastic surgeon that I work with, who specializes in these types of procedures. It is important that if you are considering surgery that you go to someone who is well trained and very experienced with these delicate operations to get the best results. I suggest getting a consultation with an experienced cosmetic dermatologist and facial sculpting expert, or an aesthetic facial plastic surgeon like Dr. Groves; we are both located right here in Los Angeles.

Best,
Dr. Emer

Thank you for sharing your questions and posting your photos. There aren’t many good options to treat thin skin. Some patients have had mild to moderate success with PRP and microneedling. It is difficult to determine if you need blepharoplasty from the photos, but the thin skin would not be an issue. Find an experienced oculoplastic surgeon for best guidance.
Good luck,

The sagginess can be corrected by an upper blepharoplasty. However, your photographs are very limited. I would need a frontal view of the full face to give you a more accurate answer.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Morpheus 8 is radio frequency microneedling. We have seen amazing results in so far as tightening lower eyelid skin and reducing the appearance of wrinkles. I hope this helps. Sincerely, Dr Joseph

Hi dear your problem is not just excess skin. This is also called edematous eyelid. Having surgery would be the best thing to do. However, you may experience periodic swelling from time to time. Please contact us for more detailed information and consultation

The upper eyelid skin heals really well, so if you want to clean up the upper lid slightly that is easily done with the blepharoplasty.Your thin skin won't really affect the surgery or the outcomes.

Dear LH,
Doomed is rather extreme! Eyelid skin is the thinnest skin on the body, in everyone! Maybe you're doing too much. Retinol (presuming you mean retinol and not retinal) eye creams and red light therapy may be creating inflammation and inciting the spider vein appearance (and now presuming that is what the issue is). Maybe take a good long break from that and see what happens. A blepharoplasty can always be performed, but will not change the thickness of your eyelid skin. Good luck!