James Daniel Carpenter | Things You Must Know About Eyelid Surgery

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Things You Must Know About Eyelid Surgery
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• Eyelid surgery is also known as eyelift or
  blepharoplasty, it reduces looseness from lower
  eyelids and eliminates excess skin from the upper
  eyelids.
• Cosmetic reasons are the most common reason for
  this surgery. It's also useful in improving sight
  in aged people whose drooping upper eyelids
  obstruct their vision.
• An eye lift will not remove dark circles under
  the eyes, or other facial wrinkles. It often
  includes various procedures including laser
  resurfacing, forehead lifts, or filler
  injections.

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The Eyelid Aging Process

• With age, eye slowly loses its elasticity. A lack
  of elasticity in addition to the steady draw from
  gravity makes inordinate skin gather on the upper
  and lower eyelids.
• Abundance skin on the lower eyelid causes
  wrinkles and lumps. On the upper eyelids, an
  additional crease of skin can hang over the
  eyelashes and obstruct seeing.

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Are You a Good Candidate For Eyelid Surgery?

• The best contender for an eye lift are
  individuals who are healthy and who have genuine
  expectations. Majority of candidates are 35 years
  or older, however on the off chance that loose
  eyelids or saggy eyelids keep running in your
  family, you may choose to have the surgery done
  sooner.
• Eyelid medical procedure can improve your
  appearance and help boost your confidence. Be
  that as it may, it may not result in your optimal
  look or change your facial structure. Before you
  choose to have surgery, consider your objectives
  and examine them with your specialist.

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Will the Results of Eyelid Surgery Be Permanent?

• Upper eyelid surgery can sustain for five to
  seven years. Lower eyelid surgery seldom needs to
  be repeated. Needless to say, your eyes will
  still age after the process.
• If your lids drop again, a forehead lift instead
  of another eye lift may be the best procedure.

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How You Should Prepare for Eyelid Surgery?

• You will need to ask another person to drive you
  home after your surgery. Also, you need someone
  to stay with you the night of the surgery.
• Prepare yourself to stay home from work and limit
  your activities for a few days after the medical
  procedure while your eyelids fix. A few people
  have dry eyes after a medical procedure, yet that
  once in a while keeps going over about fourteen
  days. On the off chance that you have dry eyes
  enduring over about fourteen days, contact your
  specialist.

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Make sure have the following items ready at home

• Ice cubes
• Ice pack (or you can apply freezer bags
  filled with ice, frozen peas, or corn)
• Small gauze pads
• Eye drops (you can ask your doctor to refer
  the specific eye drops to meet your particular
  needs)
• Hygienic towels and washcloths
• Over-the-counter painkillers (as per your
  doctor recommendation)
• Do not use Advil, Naproxen, Aleve, Motrin, and
  aspirin due to the increased risk of bleeding.

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What Is Recovery Like After Eyelid Surgery?

• After eyelid medical procedure, you will have
  fastens in both lids that will stay for up to
  seven days. Usually to have swelling and, at
  times, wounding, yet your eyelids should glimpse
  ordinary inside possibly 14 days.

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Bottom line

• So, these are the few things you must know about
  eyelid surgery. Before you make up your mind to
  go for such surgery, it is always advisable to
  consult an expert like James Daniel Carpenter in
  order to know if this surgery is the right option
  for you and how.

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