Blepharoplasty: Why is this type of ocular surgery boom?

The look is one of the most representative areas of our face.However, it is also one of the features that most accuse the passing of the years, especially, as regards the bags and excess skin that can appear both in our upper eyelids, and in the lower ones.We talked to Dr. Ramón Medel, an expert in ocular plastic surgery, of Imo Grupo Miranza on blepharoplasty, surgical technique that corrects these defects.Currently, Dr. Medel has more than 3.000 blepharoplasties performed.

What is blepharoplasty?

Blepharoplasty is an indicated surgery to treat palpebral bags, as well as the excess skin of this area of the look.According to the person, we can intervene two or four eyelids (lower-superiors or both) in the same procedure, which consists in reducing the volume of the eyebag and then filling the dark circles moving and placing the fat extracted from the eyelid of the eyelidown patient in the desired place.Thus we contribute volume to the area and give the face a rested.At the same time in surgery, we also usually apply a CO2 laser technique called 'resurfacing' or a chemical peeling, with the aim of eliminating wrinkles or imperfections, as well as stimulating natural collagen production.With this, we managed to substantially rejuvenate the look and that the skin is much firmer.

In addition, if the patient's case requires it, we can also offer other complementary treatments, which can be performed on the same day of blepharoplasty.The most frequent are the correction of the fall of the upper eyelids (ptosis), the song, with which we modify the point of the outer song of the eye, in which the upper and lower eyelids are joined to return the firmness and tone and tone and tone andThe endoscopic 'lifting' of eyebrows that manages to reposition them, in the event that there is a decrease.In general, the results can be seen after approximately two weeks.

Who can perform a blepharoplasty?

Generally, people are carried out who, over time they notice the appearance of bags and/or sagging in the skin of the eyelids.In other cases, they can arise at an early age, due to other factors, such as hereditary.We also receive patients who have performed refractive surgery, to eliminate dependence on glasses and who, when stop using them, see the bags or some palpebral sagging who wish to correct.

Each patient has needs and peculiarities that make it unique.Therefore, we always try to customize surgery to the maximum.In my case, I like to convey my two main objectives as a specialist: not leave visible marks on the face and that the results of the intervention are so natural that it cannot be appreciated that they have operated.After surgery, in almost all cases their relatives and acquaintances tell them: "What a good face you have!"or "you seem rested" and it is something that my patients like because it means that the result is not artificial.

Blepharoplasty seems to be booming, why do you have?

Currently, blepharoplasty is the most demanded facial aesthetic surgery.It is a trend that we have also noticed in our ocular plastic consultations.Probably, in our case, the growing demand is linked to the fact that we are expert ophthalmologists in oculoplastic and, therefore, very knowledgeable about any peculiarity of the ocular and facial areas, especially the anatomical ones, which allows us to minimize any type of type ofrisk or complication.In addition, another advantage is that it is a surgery whose results are usually durable and the bags do not usually appear again.

Finally, what advises patients to opt for a blepharoplasty?

Although blepharoplasty is very common surgery, it is important that we do not banal it, since any operation can entail a series of risks that the patient must know.For example, in the case of blepharoplasty, the most common is palpebral retraction, which causes the lower eyelid to be lower than normal.This can cause different problems, not only aesthetic, but also eye, because the eye is exposed and lubrication is difficult.Some of them can become very serious cornea injuries.Therefore, my advice is that the patient goes to a specialist with extensive experience in this type of surgeries, as well as in the anatomy of the ocular zone, since he can offer all the guarantees and the best results.In this sense, it should be noted that in Imo Grupo Miranza we have five actuals experts in blepharoplasty.