Upper Eyelid Surgery, Lower Eyelid Surgery - Before and After Surgery, Curious About the Recovery

The eyes are the area of the face where the skin is thinnest and exposed to the most sunlight, so they are the first area to show aging.

Among the plastic surgeries commonly done after middle age, many people undergo #UpperEyelidSurgery and #LowerEyelidSurgery around the eyes. Since these are different in many ways from the double-eyelid surgery that many teens and people in their 20s get, learning about upper eyelid surgery before having it may lead to greater satisfaction.

In fact, upper eyelid surgery is less about becoming prettier and more about not looking older, and it is especially a procedure that can help functionally.

Reasons for upper eyelid surgery (functional aspects)

1. If the upper eyelid skin sags a lot, it blocks the field of vision

2. If the sagging eyelid skin covers and blocks the field of vision, it creates forehead wrinkles

3. The sagging skin of the upper eyelid sticks to the lower eyelid skin and becomes irritated in summer

Of course, after upper eyelid surgery on a middle-aged person with significantly sagging eyelids, there is also the effect of looking much younger, and the eyes can appear more defined overall.

Removing sagging skin makes the eyes look more defined

In people in their 40s and 50s, removing sagging skin can make the eyes look clearer and somewhat younger.

However, in people in their 60s and 70s, the feeling after upper eyelid surgery can be a bit different. Not everyone is like this, but in many cases people sometimes say their eyes look harsher after surgery.

Before the upper eyelid surgery below, the outer corner of the eye (arrow) had sagged downward a lot, covering the outer corner of the eye so that the upward tilt was not visible, and instead the eye shape looked droopy.

The eye shape looks droopy, and the under-eye area is puffy

After upper eyelid surgery, once the skin is removed, the upward tilt of the outer corner becomes visible and the eyes look more defined, so people may say the expression has become harsher. Still, isn’t that better than looking older? haha

In other words, if the outer corner of the eye looks a bit more lifted, it means you look more lively and younger.

After surgery, the outer corner of the eye looks lifted and the wrinkles around the eyes improve

In people in their 50s and 60s, upper eyelid and lower eyelid surgery tends to heal well because there is enough extra skin, so the scars are almost invisible after about six months.

However, if a lower eyelid incision is made too far from the eyelashes, the scar may look more noticeable and may even resemble under-eye wrinkles.

Not me! A case from another hospital...

Then what about the scars, swelling, and bruising less than a week after upper and lower eyelid surgery?

As shown in the photo below, it can be pretty severe... ㅠㅜ

The arrow in the top photo points to the lower eyelid scar line, and the arrow in the bottom photo points to the upper eyelid scar line

This photo was taken right after the stitches were removed, so even if the double-eyelid line looks very prominent, it later settles naturally into something like a hidden double eyelid.

If you look at another lady's short-term #UpperEyelidSurgeryRecoveryPeriod (1 to 2 weeks), isn’t the fairly mild swelling surprising?

If you look at the photo of this person visiting five years later for another surgery consultation, the double-eyelid line has naturally become a hidden double eyelid.

5 years after upper eyelid surgery

The sagging skin was removed well, and the clear appearance of the eyes has been well maintained.

If upper and lower eyelid surgery are performed at the same time, you can look younger than having only one of them done.

This person had more sagging skin on the right eye, so before surgery the eye looked smaller; during upper eyelid surgery, the amount of skin removed needs to be adjusted carefully.

The lower eyelids were also significantly sagging and the under-eye area looked puffy before surgery, but after surgery it looks flatter and much younger.

I’m sorry to say this all of a sudden, but if there really is a doctor who can do lower eyelid surgery this neatly, please come forward, haha.

(If someone really comes forward, I won’t have anything to say, haha.)

For clean upper and lower eyelid surgery without scars,

it’s Lari Plastic Surgery!

Lari Plastic Surgery is close to Exit 5 of Apgujeong Rodeo Station on the Bundang Line, the yellow line. If you are interested in upper and lower eyelid surgery, be sure to come in for a consultation~ The friendly staff will assist you first, and then the director will consult with you personally!