What Happens During Eyelid Plastic Surgery
Have you recently decided to get eyelid plastic surgery? If so, then you may be wondering what goes on during the whole procedure. Listed here are a few things to expect when you go under the knife, so to speak. Reading this will prepare you for your big day.
If you are getting both your upper and lower lids done, then expect to have numerous incisions over the area where you are getting eyelid plastic surgery. Your attending surgeon will make a cut that follows the line that your upper eyelid’s crease naturally makes. He might also decide to make an incision on the outer rim of your lower lid. If however, you are getting some excess puffiness removed, then you should expect to have some of your excess fat, and not the skin, removed from your eye area. This usually involves cuts on the outer edges of your eyes, while your surgeon uses a tool to separate the fat layer and your layer of skin and its surrounding muscles.
If you are starting to turn white from all this talk of cuts and fat removal, keep in mind that all of this is done under anesthesia. You can pick between getting a local anesthesia that allows you to stay numbed and awake during the short procedure if you want to be, or you can also choose to be operated on under general anesthesia, wherein you are sedated and asleep during the whole procedure. You can talk to your anesthesiologist on the type of anesthesia you prefer when you get your eyelid plastic surgery. You do not have to expect to be in the clinic or hospital for too long. It is usually a three hour procedure that allows you to go back home to rest within the same day.