Surgery Notes

Blepharoplasty is a surgery that aims to rejuvenate the facial appearance through the intervention of párpados.La operation in the lower eyelid is almost always done for cosmetic reasons, to improve the “pockets” of the lower eyelids and reduce the wrinkling of the skin. Often when people reach the age of 40 lids from falling down the excess skin on them.

The problem affects the lower eyelids the hereditary aspect, sometimes at age 30 already have pockets.
You must differentiate between bags and dark circles. In the circles the problem is the collapse and the color a bit darker skin. It has nothing to do with not sleeping well or taking unhealthy living, as previously thought. These are treated by injecting a person’s own fat.

In the case of bags, you must remove the fat that is. In the intervention becomes a lens to protect the eyeball and under local anesthesia, an incision is very small and removed the three sacks of fat. The incision will heal itself and does not require stitches. The eye is swollen a semana.La patient’s expression does not change but younger.

Yes the bags are not congenital never reappear, but the bags are the result of the passage of time, may need a touch up after about 10 years.

In a very common operation in men, although there is a majority of women and age is between 30 and 50 years.

Blepharoplasty is complete on both eyelids, and sometimes also removed the upper eyelid skin.

The post-operative period is very cumbersome because it can appear purple, which usually last between 3 and 7 days.

The droopy eyelids and bags under the eyes have good treatment with the new plastic surgery techniques and aesthetics.

Heredity makes it inherit the eyelids and bags under the eyes. The passage of time also affects the skin and it falls by gravity.

To improve all this there is an operation called blepharoplasty. It is done quickly and the result is spectacular years are reduced in expression and no longer looking tired.

The fat bags under the eyes are removed quickly and with local anesthesia.

Drooping eyelids in excess skin makes when the person is not speaking, the eye is more closed. The muscles are more relaxed with the passage of time and the eye loses vitality.

Generally, up to 12 or 15 years after the operation, do not come back the bags, although they are not to be repeated operations.

After surgery, the eyes are bruised and cry a little. The first day there to rest and get that gauze frost. On the third or fourth day and can go to work.

Cosmetic surgery (or cosmetic) is performed in order to change those body parts that are not satisfactory for the patient. In many cases, however, there are medical reasons (for example, Breast Reduction when orthopedic problems in the lumbar spine, or Blepharoplasty in severe cases even prevent Blefarochalasis view).

The difference between cosmetic surgery and reconstructive or restorative surgery is sometimes imperceptible, because many of reconstructive surgery procedures are performed to resolve the esthetics of a disease that affects one function, while all cosmetic surgery procedures are based on reconstruction of the appearance.

Plastic surgery is a great development in Latin American countries have made important contributions to plastic surgery world.

Plastic surgery also has the specialty of medicine that by seeking to reconstruct surgery to correct deformities and functional deficiencies by transforming the human body. The word “plastic” originates from the Greek “plastikos” meaning to mold or transform.

The aim is that the patient is born with a birth defect or have suffered an accident that caused him to lose the function of normal range both in appearance and function of your body. It also allows to provide an aesthetic improvement remodeling to make them more beautiful bodies.

Plastic Surgery has been divided from the practical standpoint in two fields.

Reconstructive or restorative surgery, including microsurgery, focuses on camouflage and reconstruct the destructive effects of an accident or trauma. Reconstructive surgery makes use of osteo synthesis techniques, transfer of tissue flaps and grafts by healthy parts of the body affected.

At the wishes of patients about to undergo a cosmetic procedure is often stumble upon or medical charlatans while other specialties have suffered the essential approach to practice plastic surgery so that patients will result in more damage and disillusionment the practice of cosmetic surgery. In fact, performing procedures often far from correct, and if to this we add the already inherent surgical complications in these results can be truly disastrous. It was therefore vital that patients seek suitably qualified plastic surgeons who entrust their bodies, their self-esteem and their lives.

Then appointing procedures of cosmetic surgery:

Abdominoplasty · Remodeling and reaffirmation of the abdomen.

Dermolipectomy circular or “lifting body” · contouring of the trunk.

· Blepharoplasty eyelid rejuvenation surgery, resection of skin and fat pockets.

Augmentation mammoplasty or breast implants surgery in which · using saline implants or silicone gel increases the size of the breasts. The reductive mammoplasty by contrast, seeks to reduce the size of the bust to avoid future problems in the spine or back.

Mastopexy · Its purpose is to reaffirm the breasts.

Rhinoplasty · It aims to improve the nose aesthetically.

Otoplasty · correction of the defects of the ears.

Rhytidectomy (face drawing board) Your goal is to rejuvenate the entire face.

Liposculpture or liposuction • The goal is to mold the body fat or the patient.

Mentoplasty · surgery chin augmentation or reduction. Injection of fillers.

Blepharoplasty is designed individually, according to the needs and particularities of the patient. It can be done in isolation, only in the lower or upper eyelids, or both. Can also be combined with other surgical procedures on eyes, face, eyebrows or nose.

Correction of upper eyelid -
* To fix the upper eyelid, draw a zone of skin corresponding to the quantity remaining. The marking is done with the / the patient standing, raising his eyebrows. Keep in mind that drooping eyebrows can only be improved through a forehead lift. –
* After removing the excess skin is removed from the bag of fat. –
* Through the same incision can also remove the muscles responsible for frown lines and used to fill wrinkles .
* The scar is right in the crease, so it is not visible.

Correction of lower eyelid -
For the correction of lower eyelid there are several possibilities .-
* The classic technique involves making an incision just below the tabs, so that the scar is hidden. Here are pockets of fat removed, without removing a lot of skin. This will prevent the skin from this area, very fine, retract, exposing the white of the eye .-
* The transconjunctival technique, the most common and most do, is to remove pockets of fat making a small incision inside the eyelid. Thus there remains no external mark, not the orbicularis muscle is injured, responsible for eyelid closure. Please spare some skin, it can be removed through the classical technique using the laser. –
* Loeb’s technique is applied in cases where there is a marked orbital sulcus (which gives a blue appearance to the eyecup). When this happens, instead of removing the fat, it is placed in front of the orbital rim to fill it. This will mask the dark circles. –

Canthopexy.
Applies when the edge of the eyelid is moved one or two millimeters above procedure. To correct it, can be a point and raising the lower eyelid (canthopexy) or reinsetar lower eyelid to create this effect (canthoplasty external). This procedure allows for a more youthful eyelid and maintain tension to retract and not conducive to “round eye” or scleral show.

Anesthesia and postoperative
* Blepharoplasty can be performed under local anesthesia, local anesthesia plus sedation or general anesthesia. –
* The hematoma resulting from the intervention is greatly reduced if applied after surgery ice over your eyes for a couple of hours. –
* After four or five days are removed starting points and massages to help reduce swelling and provide elasticity to the skin. –
* If there are bruises, they disappear in about two weeks .-