Gangnam-gu Upper Blepharoplasty/Lower Blepharoplasty Can Cause These Side Effects If Done Incorrectly.

The name of our Reborn Plastic Surgery Clinic, “Reborn,” comes from RE:本, literally meaning “to return to the basics.”

These days, the term “anti-aging” is commonly used, meaning to go against aging, but recently many people also use the term “slow-aging,” meaning to age slowly.

Anti-aging has a stronger sense of overcoming aging, while slow-aging has a stronger feeling of natural change. Especially as people enter middle age, “naturalness” seems to become an even more important factor.

Because the skin as a whole has already aged, if one area is lifted too much, it is more likely to result in an awkward and burdensome appearance.

Many people visit our clinic because they heard we are good at middle-aged eye surgery, but they often say they really do not want it to look like they had surgery. For example, upper blepharoplasty is a procedure that improves sagging upper eyelids by removing some skin and creating a double eyelid.

Many women say, “It’s nice if a double eyelid is created!” but some men worry, “A double eyelid might feel a bit much...”

At this point, how well the procedure can produce results that match your needs becomes a major factor in deciding whether to have surgery.

At Reborn Plastic Surgery Clinic, we value “naturalness.” In particular, middle-aged eye surgery is a very delicate procedure because it must correct sagging skin and improve both aesthetic and functional aspects.

Because even a small miss in any part can significantly lower satisfaction, it is important to choose a plastic surgery clinic with enough expertise and the ability to perform surgery tailored to each person’s eye structure.

Today, we would like to explain the side effects that can occur if middle-aged eye surgery is done incorrectly, and how to prevent these problems in advance.

Please discard the idea that surgery is fine just because someone is older. Eye surgery becomes more demanding with age, so understand it properly through Reborn Plastic Surgery Clinic.

Middle-aged eye surgery: what are the typical side effects?

There are several methods of middle-aged eye surgery, but the most representative are upper blepharoplasty and lower blepharoplasty.

Upper blepharoplasty is a procedure that removes part of the sagging upper eyelid skin and creates a double eyelid, with the advantage of making the eyes look clearer and younger.

However, if applied to eyes that are not suitable for it, it can instead make the eyes look cramped or sharp. For example, when the distance between the eyes and eyebrows is too narrow.

In such cases, skin removal plus the double eyelid can make that area even narrower, making the face look sharper after surgery. Also, if a large amount of skin needs to be removed, a “sausage double eyelid” can occur, so caution is needed.

A sausage double eyelid refers to a condition in which the double eyelid line becomes overly thick and the tissue beneath it appears bulky, making it look like a sausage.

If too much skin is removed, the double eyelid becomes too thick, so in such cases another surgical method should be used in combination with tissue removal and buried suture double eyelid surgery.

The same applies to lower blepharoplasty.

Lower blepharoplasty is generally performed when skin elasticity has decreased and orbital fat has become protruded. It involves making a small incision in the area hidden by the eyelashes, repositioning the fat to flatten it, and then lifting and securing the skin and muscle.

If too much fat has bulged out, some of it may be removed, but if too much is excised, the skin may appear sunken after surgery.

Sometimes people come to us saying, “After lower blepharoplasty, the dark circles under my eyes became worse.” When we check, it is because too much fat was removed during the first surgery at a previous plastic surgery clinic.

In such cases, a fat grafting procedure must be performed again, which means an unnecessary procedure is added and costs are incurred twice. To prevent these side effects, the most important thing is a thorough consultation.

The key to middle-aged eye surgery: careful consultation is essential!

At some plastic surgery clinics, the consultant may spend a long time with you, but the doctor consultation lasts only 5 to 10 minutes before deciding on surgery. However, it is important for the doctor who will actually perform the surgery to take enough time to design a procedure suited to each individual.

Even people in the same age group can have different degrees of aging, and because each person’s eye structure is different, the surgical method must also vary. If you decide on surgery just because the price is low without going through such a process, the likelihood of side effects increases and satisfaction drops, making a second or third surgery unavoidable.

In particular, middle-aged eye surgery includes skin removal, so repeated procedures can produce even worse results. It is important to induce stable results with a surgical method suited to each person in a single operation, so please keep this in mind and receive treatment from a plastic surgery clinic with ample expertise.

We at Reborn Plastic Surgery Clinic have been welcoming you from the same location for over 20 years. With specialists who have extensive experience, we are here to help if you need assistance.

Thank you for reading this long post. ^^