Lower Blepharoplasty Surgery

Lower Blepharoplasty is performed to remove bulging fat from eyelids. Local anesthesia is used for the lower blepharoplasty. Local anesthesia with intravenous sedation or oral sedation may be used. In lower blepharoplasty, the lower eyelid is pulled away from eyeball with the use of blunt retractor. The eyeball is then protected using a plastic plate. The electrocautery is used in lower blepharoplasty to seep across the back side of eyelid along its junction with eyeball. Incision is made across the eyelid to remove fat pockets. Size of incision depends upon the quantity of fat pockets presents in the lower eyelids. The incision may be enlarged in lower blepharoplasty using scalpel. After that 3-4 fat pockets teased out from their capsules into the surgical field. The excess fat from each of the fat pocket is clamped and then excised in a conservative fashion. Blepharoplasty surgeon places the eyelid to its normal position and evaluates the lower blepharoplasty results. Surgeon may stop at any time for excellent precision of the surgery. At the end of lower blepharoplasty procedure, surgeon may close the wound with one or two dissolving sutures. Normally surgeon does not use stitches. Lower blepharoplasty can be accomplished with the use of laser or any other cutting tool like scalpel.