Ophthalmic Plastic Cosmetic Surgery

This is a highly specialised aspect within the realm of ophthalmic and plastic surgery.

Subspecialist expertise is applied to work the skin around the eyes, so as to rejuvenate the face to a more youthful state along with careful consideration to the structure and health of the eye and sight.

A variety of procedures are offered as listed below:

Eyelid Surgery

1.Blepharoplasty, is a surgical procedure to improve the appearance of the

• upper eyelids
• lower eyelids
• or both

It restores firmness to the area surrounding the eyes and making your eyes look younger. Specifically, this type of eyelid surgery can treat:

• Loose or sagging skin that creates folds or hides the natural contour of the upper eyelid
• Surplus skin that hangs down from the upper eyelid, sometimes impairing vision
• Surplus fatty tissue that appear as puffiness in the upper eyelids
• Bags under the eyes
• Droopiness of the lower eyelids, showing white below the iris
• Excess skin and wrinkles of the lower eyelid

2.Eyelid lift correction is an extremely specialised procedure where alterations can be made to the upper or lower lid height to eliminate the tired look that ageing changes produce from a drooping eyelid. This often produces remarkable rejuvenating changes.

3.Blepharoplasty and eyelid lift may be combined in some patients

Forehead Surgery

Typically this involves adjustment to the brow sag. This is a common ageing phenomenon and infact contributes to the eyelid skin overhang as well. Variations in the surgery can also help with forehead wrinkles. Depending on the amount of correction needed the surgery can be done through masked incisions keeping the scars hidden and minimal

Cheek Surgery

Commonly known as deflation and descent the loss of a high cheek contour is a very noticeable change in many patients. This is usually due to loss and descent of the healthy cheek fat. Manipulations in this area help to restore some of the volume in the cheek and address these changes.

Excisions of scars and unsightly lesions

A variety of lesions can be removed and cleared with manipulations that enable the lids to function normally in protecting the delicate eye beneath with its vital function of sight. Also all the key cosmetic landmarks are maintained to restore a natural and normal appearance.

E.g. excisions of cysts, moles, scars etc.

In-turning or out-turning eyelids correction

These can be serious problems for the health of the delicate eye if ignored and can cause unsightly redness. Corrective surgery restores a normal appearance and function of the eyelids

Botox, Fillers, Dermaroller and Dermabrasion

Commonly called non surgical interventions because they are significantly less involving for the patient these procedures enable your face to be resculpted to reduce/eliminate wrinkles, furrows, scars (e.g. acne) giving a more rejuvenated feel. They are also reversible and can be altered if the patient’s requirements change with time. Treatments can also be used to augment surgical treatments as described above

Images:

Figure 1: This patient has had upper and lower lid bag reduction (blepahroplasty). Note the significant improvement in the looseness of the skin without compromising the natural appearance.

 

 

  

 

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Figure 2: This patient has had upper eyelid lift for droopy lids

 

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Figure 3: This patient has had upper eyelid lift for droopy eyelids along with reduction of upper eyelid excess skin bags (blepharoplasty)

 

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Figure 4: This patient had had eyelid lifts for droopy eyelids

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Figure 5: This patient has had upper and lower lid excess skin bag reduction (blepharoplasty)

 

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Figure 6: This patient has had an unsightly lump cleared from the upper lid. Extreme care has been taken to preserve the lid shape and eyelashes.

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Figure 7: This patient has had an unsightly lump cleared from the upper lid. Extreme care has been taken to preserve the lid shape and eyelashes

 

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