Newport Beach Eyelid Surgery – Orange County Blepharoplasty Surgeon
Bruce J. Dubin, MD, FACS

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The eyes are the first feature we notice when we meet someone new in either a social or business setting. Beautiful eyes can make up for other features that are less than ideal. Also, eyes that droop or appear swollen (bags) project an image of being tired or sad and may not reflect a vibrant inner self. You may observe this yow-self and feel that the eyes looking back at you in the mirror are old and tired looking. Possibly people are commenting on whether or not you had a good night's sleep. Fortunately, Dr. Bruce Dubin can give you the appearance of dramatically younger looking eyes through an eyelift procedure, which is medically known as blepharoplasty. With age, eyelid skin looses elasticity and becomes redundant. This makes the upper eyelid skin look saggy. lbinning ofthe skin with age also makes the skin appear crepelike. In some individuals, thinning of the supporting structures of the lower lid (orbitalseptum) allows orbital fat to protrude creating the appearance of lower eyelid bags. Conversely, in other individuals there can be atrophy of soft tissue of the lids leading to a hollowing of the lids, which makes one look old. As the lower eyelids relax with age, mal-position of the lower eyelid with respect to the eye may appear.

Eyelid Surgery in Newport Beach

Blepharoplasty can be performed as a separate procedure or in combination with other facial rejuvenation procedures, such as endoscopic forehead lift or facelift. In the upper lids, a precise amount of skin is removed. When using modem techniques, very little if any underlying muscle is removed and upper lid orbital fat is treated more conservatively than in the classic older techniques. Usually, minimal central fat is removed in order to maintain pleasing orbital fullness; upper lid medial fat (the bulge near to nasal side) is more aggressively removed for optimum contour.

If the only aesthetic issue is under-eye bags, surgery can be done completely from the inner surface of the lid so there is no visible scar at all. This approach is known as a trans-conjunctival blepharoplasty. If the eyelid surgery Newport Beach patient has excess lower eyelid skin, then this skin must be removed from an external approach with the incision and the resultant virtually invisible scar located immediately below the eyelashes.

If you are concerned about the appearance of your eyelids or if people are commenting that you look tired or sad, it may be time for you to contact our plastic surgery Newport Beach offices for a consultation with Dr. Dubin to determine if you are a good candidate for eyelid surgery. Please call our office at 949-640- 4911 or click on our contact form for more information.

Please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Dubin if you are interested in any other facial rejuvenation treatment, such as mini facelift, cheek implants surgery or laser skin resurfacing in Newport Beach. In addition, Dr. Bruce Dubin has extensive experience helping Newport Beach and Orange County nose surgery patients achieve more harmonious nasal contours.