Middle-Age Eye Surgery: Is Brow Lift the Only Answer? <Answer from a Plastic Surgery Specialist>

Hello, I’m Lee Seong-jun, Chief Director at Reeting Plastic Surgery Seoul Branch.

People in their middle and older years often worry a lot about their health due to aging, but they also tend to be highly concerned about wrinkles, loss of elasticity, and drooping eyelids.

Because the area around the eyes, where the skin is thin and delicate, is one of the first places where aging appears, drooping eyelids can make it hard to open the eyes comfortably and can gradually give the face a gloomy, heavy look.

That is why many people contact us for consultations about middle-age eye surgery.

The representative surgery for correcting a drooping eye shape in middle age is brow lift surgery.

Is a brow lift always the answer?

As we live in an era where a great deal of information can be found, even people in middle and older age often look up various details about middle-age eye surgery.

A brow lift removes loose skin, fat, or the orbicularis oculi muscle around the eyes, and it can also be a procedure that reveals a hidden double eyelid.

An under-brow lift is recommended for people whose eyes and eyebrows are far apart.

It is performed by making an incision along the border under the eyebrow, lifting the drooping eyelid, removing the remaining tissue, and carefully suturing along the incision line.

And if the distance between the eyes and eyebrows is narrow, we recommend an upper-brow lift, which involves making an incision above the eyebrow.

Since this is a middle-age eye surgery that improves drooping eyelids, strengthens the ability to open the eyes, restores the original attractive eye shape, and helps make the field of vision clearer, it may look simple, but it is not an easy procedure.

How is the procedure done?

At our clinic, this procedure takes about 1 to 2 hours, and we perform it with a design that minimizes the amount of incision whenever possible.

When you first visit for middle-age eye surgery, we first conduct a consultation and a careful examination of your current condition so that we can fully listen to your concerns and needs.

We carefully consult and plan the surgery so that it does not become overly aggressive and result in an unnatural eye shape, and also so that it does not feel insufficient in the opposite direction.

Because we have 20 years of accumulated know-how, satisfaction with natural-looking results is also high.

Even if the procedure is simple, you must follow the aftercare instructions well to prevent side effects or other problems.

After surgery, you may experience temporary swelling and discomfort.

Therefore, you should avoid touching or rubbing the area repeatedly, and you should also refrain from drinking alcohol and smoking for at least two weeks.

You should also avoid strenuous exercise and using facilities such as saunas or steam rooms.

Please keep in mind that with proper rest and healthy lifestyle habits, the results will last longer and problems such as side effects are less likely to occur.

Restoring a Natural Eye Shape

Middle-age eye surgery methods such as brow lift and forehead lift may look simple, but they are difficult procedures.

That is because they must bring about functional improvement as well as consider the aesthetic aspect.

Therefore, it is important to consult thoroughly with the medical team performing the surgery and apply the method that is appropriate for your current eye condition.

To do this, it is advisable to find a medical institution with plenty of real reviews and before-and-after photos, and to receive treatment from medical staff with extensive clinical experience.

Our clinic has long helped many people regain a natural eye shape and a more youthful appearance, which is why we consistently produce satisfying results.

If you need help, please feel free to contact our clinic anytime.