Upper/lower blepharoplasty: should I go to a plastic surgeon with experience in face/skin surgeries or an oculoplastic surgeon?

Thank you for your question. Regarding who does the surgery, I would suggest assessing before and after photographs to make a determination. Regarding insurance, that will vary. Insurance may cover an upper blepharoplasty if it can be shown that there is a certain degree of visual obstruction. That being said, some plastics practices don't take insurance, so it's important first to find out if you qualify, and secondly to see if the practice accepts insurance. I hope that helps, and all the best to you.
-Dr. P

Both groups of surgeons can perform excellent eyelid work. Study your prospective surgeon's before and after eyelid surgery photo Gallery, and make sure that you like the results that you see, and the gallery is very extensive with lots of results.

There are very good and not so good plastic and ophthalmic plastic surgeons doing what you need. Both will usually take insurance if it is warranted. Make sure you see someone who is an expert in both ptosis (droop) and cosmetic rejuvenation. The upper is covered by insurance only if you have a significant upper visual field cut on a visual field test but it may not cover complete cosmetic rejuvenation. The lower is never covered unless you have something like severe ectropion, and then it only covers the ectropion repair, not improving the appearance. See the last example in the attached link for upper ptosis correction.