I’m a 40 year old female and lately my undereye bags have been really bothering me. The first picture is first thing in the morning and the second picture is at night and facing downwards looking up so the bags are emphasized. Do you think that I would be a good candidate for a blepharoplasty? I do not want filler. I also would love to lift the corners of my upper eyes up since they droop only on the outer part of my eyes. I tried botox but the lifting is very minimal.
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The “bump” is excess fat that was either left behind or not transposed deep enough into the cheek. In my hands, the only way to treat this is revision surgery where additional fat is removed and/or repositioned.
You are a great candidate for upper eyelid blepharoplasty to remove excess skin. This will make your eyes appear more open. The lower lids are tricky because you have filler in them. I typically dissolve all filler prior to any lower lid surgery.
Best to see an eyelid expert.
My recommendation would be lower lid blepharoplasty with fat repositioning. This would involve an incision on the back of the lid (transconjunctival) and taking your natural fat and using it to fill your tear trough. This would remove the “bag” under the eye but also volumize your tear tro...
