Is There Any Permanent Procedure to Correct Sad Looking Eyes? (photo)

Thank you for your photos.  Your brow appears to be in an acceptable position.  Your upper lids are what is giving you the tired look and this would be easily corrected by upper eyelid surgery.  This would open the appearance of your eyes, correcting the sad look and making you look more refreshed,

    You could benefit from a brow lift, upper eyelid surgery, and lower eyelid surgery, depending upon what is bothering you.

Though you have fullness of the upper eyelids, the "sad look" that you describe is mostly related to the position of the lower eyelid at the outside corners of your eye. Due to the downward slope of the lower eyelids, what is often described as lower eyelid retraction, the eyes appear "sad".

This can be addressed by lower eyelid retraction repair.





If you decide to explore this further, I would recommend consultation with an ASOPRS trained Oculoplastics surgeon. You can find one close to you on the ASOPRS dot org website.

The important thing to remember is that eyelids come in all shapes and sizes.  Family history as well as your own genetic makeup contribute to how the eyelids will make you appear.  It is extremely important for you to see someone who is highly experienced in performing not only eyelid surgery, but also browlift surgery.  Sometimes, lifting the eyebrows can make the eyelids appear less heavy.  So if they are raised, then an immediate improvement may be seen.  Then, if there is any skin left over, it can be removed at the same time.

For cases such as yours, I would start with only an upper lid belpharoplasty to remove some of the excess skin. A canthoplasty, which lifts the outer corner of the eye, is usually only done when it is lower than the inner corner. (Imagine a line going from the inner corner to the outer; if it angles downward to the outside, then maybe canthoplasty. Yours does not appear to.) Browlifts on men are a really tricky issue, and often just don't look good. It does not appear to me from the photos that your brow is too low.