Blepharoplasty - give a younger look to your eyes

Most patients who have bags under the eyes have what is called pseudo-herniation of fat.

This means that the fat that normally exists around the eyeball has pushed out past the edge of the bone of the eye socket, producing the bags.

In some patients, the bags under the eyes are actually on the cheek and lower eyelid surgery will not fix this.

In addition, if discoloration of the skin is a concern, it is important to ask the surgeon if just operating on the lower eyelid will fix the discoloration. Usually, the dark circles under the eyes are due to shadows from the fat. At times though, this discoloration is due to pigment in the skin. In the latter case, additional procedures may be required to address the issue.

For some people, a combination of both procedures is needed.

To determine (crudely) if brow lifting is necessary, one can manually elevate the brows and look: if the eyebrows are still in a good position; and if some of the problem of the upper eyelids has resolved. Sometimes it is not just the upper eyelids, but the brows that make people look tired.

The surgeons are expert in making incisions in the folds of the eyelids to hide any scars. Even so some scarring from blepharoplasty is possible. If anything, it can be treated by a revision surgery.

It is recommended for patients to avoid rubbing the treatment area for some 6 weeks to avoid damaging the new tissue.

Eyelid correction is generally very long lasting, and most patients are pleased with the results & youthful looks. For some they last a lifetime.

However, the surgery cannot stop the ageing process (which may cause wrinkling & looseness of the skin eventually). Even though the fat taken from the eyelids is removed permanently.

This likelihood can be reduced if a brow lift is carried out together with eyelid rejuvenation.

To guarantee your safety it is required to stay in Lithuania for 5 days following the surgery.

After several weeks, discoloration goes away. However, swelling may take somewhat longer to fade away entirely.

Blepharoplasty abroad is a relatively safe and straightforward procedure. Possible complications: temporary blurred vision (which usually clears up within a few days). On rare ocassions, a drooping or retracted eyelid, or darkening of the lids may be caused by blood residue. This can be treated satisfactorily (in most of the cases). Extremely rarely, blindness in an eye may occur.

While still in Lithuania: in case you are feeling unwell or there is anything abnormal, you will be immediately checked upon by the medical personnel. Should there be a need for a follow-up procedure, it would be carried out for you free of charge.

Complication in the later stages of the recovery is rare and most of the time not immediate. If they happen, our surgeon would consult you online and explain the steps to take.

Includes: everything for the treatment, anaesthesia, 1 night of hospitalisation; all the needed help with the trip, such as finding best airplane ticket deals & accommodation, meeting at the airport, personal driver within Lithuania, phone+SIM card for unlimited calls in Lithuania; needed consultations, medical tests, 24/7 assistance in Lithuania in case something is needed, help with after-care, reliable insurance against injury resulting from malpractice.