Eyelid Lift & Blepharoplasty In Las Vegas

At the Herte Center for Cosmetic Surgery, your eyelid rejuvenation can be tailored to the specific conditions contributing to your tired look. Upper eyelid blepharoplasty is the most commonly requested eyelid surgery. Dr. Herte customizes your blepharoplasty to include simple removal of upper eyelid skin through an incision hidden in the natural eyelid fold, removal of excess bulging fat pads around the eye, or even removal of overly developed and bunching muscle.

Consideration of your style of upper eyelid folding is also important. Since excess skin needed to make sure your eye closes properly must be “stored” when your eye is open, all of the “extra” skin you see cannot be removed without causing serious eye health problems. The way that your eyelids fold can be adjusted to hide the excess, by helping them fold like a garage door, rather than folding in plain sight like an accordion. A special anchor blepharoplasty can adjust this problem during surgery to create a cleaner and more sculpted upper lid. Frequently, the upper lid skin bunches and hoods the eye because of falling heavy brow skin (eyebrows sitting below the level of the brow bone) and simply re-positioning the eyebrow into a more aesthetic position can refine the eyelid shape and appearance without actual surgery on the eyelid.

Lower lid refinement with blepharoplasty can take the form of lifting and removal of excess sagging skin, tightening of excess muscle bunching, and removal of excess fat pouches. When excess skin or muscle needs to be addressed, the incision is made just under the lash line (hidden in the shadow of the lashes right where eyeliner might go). When only fat pads need to be removed, an incision inside the eyelid is all that is needed to correct the problem without any external incision. Sagging lower lid rims with dry or tearing eyes can also be addressed with support procedures to bring the lower lid back into normal position against the eye for better eye function and comfort. A combination of eyelid bags and eyelid hollows may require both removal of excess fat pouches as well as filling in of the under eye hollows to create a more rested and aesthetic result.

Dr. Herte knows that many patients are worried that eyelid surgery will erase those special ethnic features that make them unique. For many patients of Asian descent, the extra upper eye fold can be preserved while still freshening and opening the eye. But when this fold needs to be reduced, Dr. Herte can create a more deep-set and sculpted appearance to the upper lid.
If you have a full upper lid, Dr. Herte can adjust your upper eyelid surgery technique to avoid making you look hollow and overdone.