What treatment is best to correct my “hooded eyes”? (Photo)

You may be candidate for upper blepharoplasty to reduce the hooded upper eyelids effect. Brow lift is not necessary. Consultation best to determine what is needed.

For significant improvement, hooded eyelids require surgery if there is enough skin. For 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. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with an experienced cosmetic dermatologist. Best, Dr. Emer.

For over twenty years, I have been treating hooded upper lids, including performing it on my own eyelids, using a technique that I dubbed "The Ten Minute Eyelift," since it literally takes no more than five minutes per side to perform (even when I did it on myself). This technique, which is performed under simple local anesthesia, uses standard, simple electrocautery to immediately shrink and contract the excess skin of the upper lids tissue and promote new collagen formation. In recent years, certain relatively expensive, "bells and whistles" radiofrequency, ultrasound, and "plasma energy" devices have joined the ranks of treatment possibilities. However, I really haven't seen any particular benefits to these over electrocautery. Unlike surgical blepharoplasty, The Ten Minute Eyelift involves no scalpel cutting and does not require any stitches. There is little in the way of restrictions after the procedure (I took a ten hour international flight three hours after I treated myself). Treated skin heals quickly, much like after a deep scrape, and typically resolves with a very fine linear scar that remains hidden within the fold of the lid (I usually show mine to all interested patients). The results of treatment are permanent. Best of luck.