Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty to Avoid Hound Dog Eyes

Earlier people prefer to undergo traditional scalpel blepharoplasty. The usual problem with this surgery is when blepharoplasty surgeon cuts through the supportive muscle of the lower eyelid, the eyelid support is often lost. Also, the scarring created by the blepharoplasty surgery tends to pull down the eyelid. If a patient already has a loose lower eyelid, the condition becomes even worse. The outcome of surgery may be a sad eyed look which surgeons called as hound dog eyes.
Fortunately, a newer blepharoplasty technique can be used to avoid the hound dog eyes. This procedure is called transconjunctival blepharoplasty.

The transconjunctival blepharoplasty is performed in a different manner from the old scalpel blepharoplasty and prevents injury to the supporting eyelid muscles. The inner pink part of eyelid is called conjunctiva. In transconjunctival blepharoplasty, a small incision is made with a laser inside of the lower eyelid through conjunctiva. This procedure avoids injury to the supporting muscle of eyelid. After that, fat is repositioned or removed from the inside of lower eyelid and tightened the lid. Dark circles corrected by performing an arcus marginalis release. Laser transconjunctival blepharoplasty is becoming more popular nowadays.

Following are the advantages of the transconjunctival laser blepharoplasty:

1. Eyelid shape not change after surgery.
2. No visible scar on the lower eyelid.
3. Transconjunctival technique avoids the hound dog eyes or sad eyed look.
4. Healing and recovery after surgery is generally quicker.
5. Bruising over eyelid is less.

If your lower eyelid loose or turns down, the old style scalpel blepharoplasty may results in serious sad eyed look or hound dog eyes. Very few blepharoplasty surgeons perform the transconjunctival laser blepharoplasty.