Aesthetic Procedures

- facelift
- forehead/brow lift
- eyelid surgery
- nose reshaping
- ear reshaping
- chin augmentation
- laser skin resurfacing
- lip enlargement

Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) in Bellevue and Seattle

	If you have excessive, sagging or wrinkled upper and lower eyelid skin.
	If you have excess upper eyelid skin that interferes with vision.
	If you have lost your natural upper eyelid crease.
	If you have puffy pouches of fat in lower lids along with tear troughs that create a tired and aged appearance.

	A more youthful and rested appearance of the eyes.
	Widening of visual fields if excessive upper lid skin has partially blocked vision.
	It will not remove or erase all wrinkle lines. It will soften wrinkle lines.

The operation is done on an outpatient basis mostly under sedation and local anesthesia.
The incisions are made where the natural crease should be in the upper lids and below the lash lines in the lower lids.
Excess fat and skin is judiciously removed.
If only excess fat is present in the lower lids, it may be removed through an incision inside the lower lids with no external incision or scar (transconjunctival blepharoplasty).
A unique procedure is often done to the lower lids by repositioning and re-draping the fat. This reduces the tear trough and maintains the youthful lid-cheek junction.
A re-suspension and tightening of the lower lids (canthopexy) is commonly done during lower lid rejuvenation.

All sutures are removed within 5 days.
Initial mild discomfort is easily controlled with oral medication.
Bruising will last up to one week and swelling will progressively disappear over several weeks.
Eye makeup can be used shortly after sutures are removed.

Additional procedures that would enhance the result are Forehead Lift, Facelift, Midfacelifts, and Laser skin resurfacing.
There has been a tremendous evolution in the artistic elements of eyelid surgery in the past few years. Some times less is better. Every effort is made to re-create a youthful look without an unnatural or hollowed eye appearance that can result from an aggressive eyelid surgery.
American Society of Plastic Surgeons offers additional information on eyelid lift — http://www.plasticsurgery.org.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Sepehr Egrari, serving Bellevue, Seattle and the surrounding area.