Oculoplastics
How do you tell whether someone needs blepharoplasty, ptosis surgery or a brow lift?
Duration 0:43
Transcript
So patients will often come to me with what they call heavy eyelids or bags around their eyes, and it’s for me to assess your eyelids and decide what operation would be best for you. So if you’ve just got a bit of extra skin above your eyelids, then a blepharoplasty operation where we remove that skin and muscle is often the best operation. If, however, your eyebrows are sagging down, you may need to have a brow lift, because just removing the excess skin would not help.
If the eyelid itself is drooping over the pupil, then you need a ptosis operation to lift the eyelid above the pupil as well.
