It’s often said that eyes are the first thing people notice about others. Our eyes convey feelings and build bonds, showing happiness, interest, pain, anger, love, or hope.
But our eyes also serve as indicators of health and age, although what they seem to reveal doesn’t always feel accurate. Hollow under eyes, sagging eyelids, and under-eye bags can make you appear older or look more tired than you feel.
At McGuiness Dermatology & Plastic Surgery, we can refresh your appearance with an eyelid lift in Plano. This surgery removes excess skin and fat deposits from your upper and lower eyelids to restore a more youthful look and rejuvenate the area around your eyes.
But before we cover the process for an eyelid lift, also known as a blepharoplasty, let’s talk about why the skin around our eyes changes with age.
What Causes Changes to Our Eyes?
When you were younger, you looked alert, refreshed, and wide awake. Now, the years of squinting and making facial expressions reveal themselves as sagging skin, baggy under-eyes, and puffiness. This gradual change happened before your eyes—and to your eyes.
The reason for signs of aging around your eyes is due to a loss of collagen and elastin. These 2 proteins work together to give your skin structure, support, and flexibility. Elastin especially helps your skin “snap back” into place after making a facial expression.
As you age, your body produces less and less of these proteins. With that lack of elasticity, the thin skin around your eyes can start to bunch or wrinkle in your upper and lower eyelids. The best way to restore your youthful eye contour is with eyelid surgery from our board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Natalie Barton.
Upper Blepharoplasty
This surgery boasts aesthetic and functional benefits. When skin from your upper eyelids sag, it obstructs your field of vision and makes it difficult to see out of the sides of your eyes.
Dr. Barton starts this surgery with a carefully placed incision in the natural crease of your upper eyelid. With this careful placement, the small scars won’t be visible when your eyes are open. Next, she carefully removes excess skin and fat from your eyelids and repositions underlying muscle, giving you a more awake appearance.
Lower Blepharoplasty
This surgery can improve bagging under the eyes and dark circles if they are caused by hollowing.
Dr. Barton has 2 different incision options that she will discuss with you during the consultation. Together, the two of you will decide which incision will give you the best results. She can either make the cut along your lower eyelash line or inside your eyelid (known as a transconjunctival incision). Next, she removes excess fat or redistributes it to fill in the hollowing around your eyes. This surgery also reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles created by the loss of collagen and elastin.
Open Your Eyes to All of Your Options
Knowing what kind of cosmetic options there are for refreshing your appearance can be an eye-opening experience. Not only do we offer an eyelid lift in Plano, we also perform brow lifts, which pair perfectly with this surgery to further restore a youthful appearance.
To get started, you can request a consultation with Dr. Barton.
You can also streamline this process with our treatment planning tool.
No matter which option you choose, you’re just a few nights of sleep away from achieving a well-rested and refreshed appearance.
