Upper Blepharoplasty Procedure

For upper blepharoplasty technique, an outline is made across excess skin on the upper eyelids using a marking pen. This amount of excess skin is removed from the eyelids. Initial incision made about 7-10mm above the eyelashes along the normal eyelid creases. Incision made across entire eyelid and slightly outward and upward in the lateral canthus. The second incision depends upon the amount of skin on eyelids that need to be removed. It is made just above the first incision. Orbicularis muscles can be tiny strip trimmed in blepharoplasty surgery depending upon its thickness.
After incision, the orbital septum opened and showing the fat pockets overlying the eyelid opening muscles (levator aponeurosis). The fat pockets are inspected. First fat pocket is trimmed using the process of dissection, excision, cauterization and clamping. After that nasal fat pockets inspected and trimmed. For Nasal fat pockets slightly deeper dissection is done. In this same fashion, excess skin and fat removed from the upper eyelids. Usually fat removal is avoided in upper blepharoplasty surgery. It gives a hollow look on eyelids and can remain for a long time.
Now skin edges of eyelids are closed by sutures. The eyelids reform and reposition with deepen the eyelid creases.

Upper Blepharoplasty Surgery

Upper Blepharoplasty is also known as upper eyelid lift and cosmetic eyelid surgery. The upper blepharoplasty can be require when upper eyelids becomes baggy and eyelashes start dropping. Primary goal of surgery is to remove excess fat and skin from upper eyelids. By removing orbicularis muscle from upper eyelids you can restore a more youthful appearance. The secondary goal of upper blepharoplasty surgery is to uplift the dropping eyelashes due to excess fat. Dropping of eyelashes can weaken eyesight vision. This surgery includes restoration of eyelid crease and increase in eyesight vision.
There is no special anesthesia for upper blepharoplasty. It can be performed under local anesthesia. The anesthesia used may be oral sedation which can last for a few hours without any side effect.

Insurance Coverage for Blepharoplasty

Generally blepharoplasty is taken as a cosmetic eyelid surgery, which is done to improve your appearance. No insurance company going to pay for such reasons. Cosmetic surgery is excluded from insurance coverage. Some patients complain to their surgeons for excess baggy eyelids that interfere with their eyesight. Heavy baggy eyelids make them feel tired. In such cases, medical insurance company happy to pay for their blepharoplasty surgeon fees. Medical insurance company gives a vague provision of your insurance policy. They stated the significant changes in the eyesight vision or health of your eyes will be considered. These changes generally occur at an age of eighty. There is no advance advantage for this because if you are eighty years old and your baggy eyelids interfering with your eyesight, the blepharoplasty has more limitation to consider. Insurance company covers a minimum amount for the surgery which is functional blepharoplasty related to treatment of your eyesight vision. Functional blepharoplasty differ with the complete eyelid blepharoplasty.

Blepharoplasty Operating Room

Blepharoplasty is a very tedious and delicate operation. The operating room for blepharoplasty should be well equipped with all the required surgical instruments and monitoring systems. Generally a good surgeon maintains all these facility for blepharoplasty, because it gives a comfort level to you and also to your surgeon. surgical systems for monitoring blood pressure and pulse rate required throughtout whole blepharoplasty.The surgery can be performed under normal anesthesia and moderate oral sedation. Some blepharoplasty surgeon prefer deep intravenous sleep or inhalation anesthesia. This include high risk of drug side-effects and anesthesia recovery can take long time.

How Do I Select Blepharoplasty Surgeon?

The best criteria for selecting a blepharoplasty surgeon is the experience that surgeon has. Performing blepharoplasty surgery three or four times a month between tummy tucks, is not an experience. If a surgeon perfoms blepharoplasty seven to eight times a week this is called experience. The surgeon you are going to select for the surgery should be more concern about blepharoplasty and this can only be judge by his experience. There are some other factors also:
1- The Blepharoplasty surgeon should have sterling reputation for good results of blepharoplasty among other doctors.Because it takes practice and years of hard work to maintain and earn reputation.
2- There are many online message boards where you can find informations about blepharoplasty surgeon- whatever good or bad- but it should be taken as a big grain.
3- The office location of blpharoplasty surgeon should be in consideration. A surgeon in Beverly Hills definitly better than a surgeon in Fresno.If you are visiting a surgeon at an exclusive place then that blepharoplasty surgeon should be equally skilled.
4- Blepharoplasty surgeon should be "University Affiliated" like a clinical professor.