What happens during eyelid surgery?
Blepharoplasty will usually take one to two hours, depending on the extent of your surgery. For the upper eyelids, Dr. Lazzaro and Dr. Antimarino will make the incision along the natural crease of your eyelids. The incision for the lower eyelids will be placed just below your lash line, however if the surgeon uses a transconjunctival approach, then the incision will be made on the inside of the lower lid. Through these incisions, excess skin and fat is removed and are finally closed with very small sutures. If your under eye bags or heavy eyelids are caused only by the presence of excess fat, then no skin will be removed during surgery.
