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Eyelid surgery, also known as blepharoplasty, is a procedure that adjusts the tissue surrounding the eyes by removing excess skin, fat, and possibly muscle from the upper and/or lower eyelids. This surgery can address drooping eyelids, puffiness, and under-eye bags.

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Eyelid surgery, also known as blepharoplasty, is a procedure that adjusts the tissue surrounding the eyes by removing excess skin, fat, and possibly muscle from the upper and/or lower eyelids. This surgery can address drooping eyelids, puffiness, and under-eye bags.

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Understanding Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) Understanding Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)

The skin around the eyes is the thinnest in the body, so it is often the area that we notice early ageing changes the most. Skin changes that some people notice over time include drooping eyelids, eye bags, and excess skin.

It’s important to note that people of any age can suffer from conditions such as puffiness, eyebags or droopy lids, and other factors besides age can play a part in the appearance and elasticity of your skin. This can include lifestyle, sun damage, exposure to the environment and genetics.

The skin around the eyes is the thinnest in the body, so it is often the area that we notice early ageing changes the most. Skin changes that some people notice over time include drooping eyelids, eye bags, and excess skin.

It’s important to note that people of any age can suffer from conditions such as puffiness, eyebags or droopy lids, and other factors besides age can play a part in the appearance and elasticity of your skin. This can include lifestyle, sun damage, exposure to the environment and genetics.

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Potential Surgery Journey Potential Surgery Journey

Eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, can encompass both upper blepharoplasty surgery and lower blepharoplasty surgery.

Upper blepharoplasty targets sagging or drooping upper eyelids, while lower blepharoplasty addresses puffiness and bags under the eyes. These procedures can improve vision impaired individuals affected by drooping eyelids.

Eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, can encompass both upper blepharoplasty surgery and lower blepharoplasty surgery.

Upper blepharoplasty targets sagging or drooping upper eyelids, while lower blepharoplasty addresses puffiness and bags under the eyes. These procedures can improve vision impaired individuals affected by drooping eyelids.

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Consultation Consultation

Each journey begins with an in-depth consultation where we discuss your medical history and address any concerns you may have. This personalised approach allows us to create a surgical plan that aligns with your objectives. During this session, we thoroughly explain the procedure, potential risks, and expected outcomes, ensuring you are well-informed and comfortable with your decision.

Each journey begins with an in-depth consultation where we discuss your medical history and address any concerns you may have. This personalised approach allows us to create a surgical plan that aligns with your objectives. During this session, we thoroughly explain the procedure, potential risks, and expected outcomes, ensuring you are well-informed and comfortable with your decision.

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Procedure Procedure

Eyelid lift surgery involves carefully removing excess skin, fat, and potentially muscle from the eyelids.

Upper blepharoplasty surgery focuses on the upper eyelids, sometimes improving vision by lifting sagging skin.

Lower blepharoplasty surgery addresses under-eye bags and puffiness.

The procedure can be performed under local anaesthesia or general anaesthesia, depending on the complexity and patient preference.

Eyelid lift surgery involves carefully removing excess skin, fat, and potentially muscle from the eyelids.

Upper blepharoplasty surgery focuses on the upper eyelids, sometimes improving vision by lifting sagging skin.

Lower blepharoplasty surgery addresses under-eye bags and puffiness.

The procedure can be performed under local anaesthesia or general anaesthesia, depending on the complexity and patient preference.

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Recovery Process Recovery Process

Most patients return to normal activities within a week. Swelling and bruising are common in the initial days, but subside over the first two weeks.

We provide detailed post-operative care instructions and schedule follow-up appointments to monitor your healing and ensure optimal results.
Most patients return to normal activities within a week. Swelling and bruising are common in the initial days, but subside over the first two weeks.

We provide detailed post-operative care instructions and schedule follow-up appointments to monitor your healing and ensure optimal results.

Why Choose The Doctors' Studio for Your Eyelid Surgery? Why Choose The Doctors' Studio for Your Eyelid Surgery?

The Doctors’ Studio believe in treating each patient as an individual with unique needs and concerns.

The Doctors’ Studio believe in treating each patient as an individual with unique needs and concerns.

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Expertise Expertise

Our Doctors are amongst the most experienced in Australia, with extensive qualifications and decades of experience. Their expertise ensures that every procedure is performed with the highest level of precision and care.

Our Doctors are amongst the most experienced in Australia, with extensive qualifications and decades of experience. Their expertise ensures that every procedure is performed with the highest level of precision and care.

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Patient Safety Patient Safety

Patient safety is our top priority. We adhere to the highest standards of medical practice, utilising state-of-the-art technology and advanced techniques to minimise risks and ensure successful results. Our clinic is fully accredited, and our surgical team is highly skilled in the latest methods of blepharoplasty surgery.

Patient safety is our top priority. We adhere to the highest standards of medical practice, utilising state-of-the-art technology and advanced techniques to minimise risks and ensure successful results. Our clinic is fully accredited, and our surgical team is highly skilled in the latest methods of blepharoplasty surgery.

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Personalised Care Personalised Care

Our personalised approach ensures that your treatment plan is tailored to your needs, and our compassionate team is dedicated to supporting you throughout your surgical journey.

Our personalised approach ensures that your treatment plan is tailored to your needs, and our compassionate team is dedicated to supporting you throughout your surgical journey.

Risks and Considerations Risks and Considerations

As with any surgical procedure, eyelid surgery carries some risks, including infection, bleeding, and temporary visual disturbances. However, by choosing an experienced and reputable clinic like The Doctors’ Studio, these risks are minimsed. We provide comprehensive pre-operative and post-operative care to ensure a smooth and successful recovery.

As with any surgical procedure, eyelid surgery carries some risks, including infection, bleeding, and temporary visual disturbances. However, by choosing an experienced and reputable clinic like The Doctors’ Studio, these risks are minimsed. We provide comprehensive pre-operative and post-operative care to ensure a smooth and successful recovery.

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Outcomes of Eyelid Surgery Outcomes of Eyelid Surgery

Our team is always available to address any questions or concerns during your recovery.

Our team is always available to address any questions or concerns during your recovery.

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Vision Vision

For some patients, upper blepharoplasty surgery can alleviate vision problems caused by drooping eyelids.

For some patients, upper blepharoplasty surgery can alleviate vision problems caused by drooping eyelids.

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Results Results

The results of blepharoplasty surgery are typically long-lasting, with no additional procedures required.

The results of blepharoplasty surgery are typically long-lasting, with no additional procedures required.

Q & A Q & A

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What is Blepharoplasty? What is Blepharoplasty?

Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure to remove excess skin and muscle from the upper eyelids. Eyelid surgery cannot stop the process of ageing. It can, however, diminish the look of loose skin and bagginess in the eyelid region. It can also help improve vision in older patients who have a hooding of their upper eyelids.

Although it can add an upper eyelid crease to the Asian eyelid, it will not erase evidence of one’s racial or ethnic heritage. Blepharoplasty will not remove crow’s feet or other wrinkles, eliminate dark circles under the eyes, or lift sagging eyebrows.

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Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure to remove excess skin and muscle from the upper eyelids. Eyelid surgery cannot stop the process of ageing. It can, however, diminish the look of loose skin and bagginess in the eyelid region. It can also help improve vision in older patients who have a hooding of their upper eyelids.

Although it can add an upper eyelid crease to the Asian eyelid, it will not erase evidence of one’s racial or ethnic heritage. Blepharoplasty will not remove crow’s feet or other wrinkles, eliminate dark circles under the eyes, or lift sagging eyebrows.

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Are there alternative treatments? Are there alternative treatments?

Alternative management forms include not treating the skin laxness and bagginess in the eyelids by surgery. Improvement of skin laxness, fatty deposits and skin wrinkles may be accomplished by other treatments or surgery such as a brow lift when indicated.

Other forms of eyelid surgery may be needed should you have disorders affecting the function of the eyelid, such as drooping eyelids from muscle problems (eyelid ptosis) or looseness between the eyelid and eyeball (ectropion). Minor skin wrinkling may be improved through chemical skin peels, laser resurfacing, or other skin treatments. Risks and potential complications are associated with alternative surgical forms of treatment.

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Alternative management forms include not treating the skin laxness and bagginess in the eyelids by surgery. Improvement of skin laxness, fatty deposits and skin wrinkles may be accomplished by other treatments or surgery such as a brow lift when indicated.

Other forms of eyelid surgery may be needed should you have disorders affecting the function of the eyelid, such as drooping eyelids from muscle problems (eyelid ptosis) or looseness between the eyelid and eyeball (ectropion). Minor skin wrinkling may be improved through chemical skin peels, laser resurfacing, or other skin treatments. Risks and potential complications are associated with alternative surgical forms of treatment.

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Are there long-term issues to consider? Are there long-term issues to consider?

Subsequent alterations in eyelid appearance may occur due to ageing, weight loss or gain, sun exposure, pregnancy, menopause, or other circumstances unrelated to blepharoplasty surgery. Future surgery or other treatments may be necessary to maintain the results of blepharoplasty.

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Subsequent alterations in eyelid appearance may occur due to ageing, weight loss or gain, sun exposure, pregnancy, menopause, or other circumstances unrelated to blepharoplasty surgery. Future surgery or other treatments may be necessary to maintain the results of blepharoplasty.

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Am I suitable for eyelid surgery? Am I suitable for eyelid surgery?

Not all patients are suitable for this procedure, and a consultation is required to assess your suitability, medical history and general health & fitness, and to allow you discuss the procedure including risks and complications with Dr David Topchian.

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Not all patients are suitable for this procedure, and a consultation is required to assess your suitability, medical history and general health & fitness, and to allow you discuss the procedure including risks and complications with Dr David Topchian.

Contact us for a consultation today.

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What are the risks involved? What are the risks involved?

Making the decision to have cosmetic surgery is a serious one, and patients considering a procedure should also keep in mind that they need time to recover, they will need support, and possibly time off work. They may also need other therapies such as massage and compression garments.

During your consultation we will discuss the range of options available to you and recommend treatments that have the best chance of achieving your desired goals. Part of this conversation will cover, in more detail, the types of complications and risks that apply to your specific circumstances. In general, the risks and complications of surgery are:

• disappointing aesthetic outcome
• infection
• bleeding
• scarring
• significant asymmetry (a large difference between sides)
• pain
• change in skin sensation (eg. numbness)
• allergic reaction
• anaesthetic complications
• prolonged recover and wound healing
• collections of fluid

All of these may result in the need for further treatment or surgery.

Making the decision to have cosmetic surgery is a serious one, and patients considering a procedure should also keep in mind that they need time to recover, they will need support, and possibly time off work. They may also need other therapies such as massage and compression garments.

During your consultation we will discuss the range of options available to you and recommend treatments that have the best chance of achieving your desired goals. Part of this conversation will cover, in more detail, the types of complications and risks that apply to your specific circumstances. In general, the risks and complications of surgery are:

• disappointing aesthetic outcome
• infection
• bleeding
• scarring
• significant asymmetry (a large difference between sides)
• pain
• change in skin sensation (eg. numbness)
• allergic reaction
• anaesthetic complications
• prolonged recover and wound healing
• collections of fluid

All of these may result in the need for further treatment or surgery.

*Please note, all after photos are three months post-procedure. Outcomes shown are only relevant for this patient and do not guarantee similar results for other patients and will vary according to genetics, diet and exercise.

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The Doctors’ Studio combine expertise, personalised care, and a commitment to patient safety to help patients. If you’re considering upper blepharoplasty surgery or lower blepharoplasty surgery, schedule a consultation with our team.

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The Doctors’ Studio combine expertise, personalised care, and a commitment to patient safety to help patients. If you’re considering upper blepharoplasty surgery or lower blepharoplasty surgery, schedule a consultation with our team.

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