Eyelid Surgery: The Leading Trend in the World of Aesthetics and Rejuvenation
Eyelid surgery is the pioneering trend in the world of aesthetics and rejuvenation, a medical technique capable of providing a much younger appearance. But did you know that this procedure is not just cosmetic? In many cases, eyelid surgery is therapeutic, aimed at improving the quality of vision.
Today, at Dr. Nour El Din Hussein’s Center, we will delve into the precise steps of this surgical procedure, providing you with a comprehensive guide on the operation, its concept, methods, advantages, disadvantages, and a wealth of important information.
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What is eyelid surgery?
تعرف بإجراء (Blepharoplasty) وهي عملية جراحيةٌ عينية، تركّز على الجفنين العلويين أو السفليين او كلاهما، فتعمل على تغيير شكل الجفن واستئصال الكيسات الشحمية المحيطة بالعين في منطقة الجفون أو تعمل على إعادة توزيع الدهون في هذا المكان ليبدو بمظهرٍ طبيعيٍ يمنح العين جمالاً ويعزز جودة الرؤية فيها، وقد يتم إجراء هذه العملية بالجراحة التقليدية أو بواسطة تقنية الليزر.
Types of eyelid plastic surgeries
The types of eyelid plastic surgeries vary according to the eyelids to be cosmeticized, their location, condition, and the reasons for performing the operation. In this context, here is a comprehensive explanation of these types as follows:
· Beautification of the upper eyelids
The drooping of the upper eyelids and the appearance of fat in them under the name “lined eyes” or “Asian eyes” sometimes affects the aesthetic and functional appearance of the eye and makes upper eyelid plastic surgery an inevitable necessity. This condition may be the result of many factors, including the obvious swelling in the center of the upper eyelid. The upper inner corner of the eye tears and the upper eyelid droops, giving a tired and old appearance.
Therefore, in this surgery, fat and excess skin are removed exclusively from the upper eyelid. It must be noted that forehead plastic surgery or eyebrow lift operations do not affect the shape of the eyelids at all and do not cause modification to their tissues, as the advertisements claim.
· Beautification of the lower eyelids
It is more widespread than the previous one, as bags under the eyes and puffiness of the lower eyelids are a common problem. In contrast, there is a reverse problem in which the lower eyelids lose the natural fats present in them, and thus hollows appear under the eyes accompanied by clear dark circles, and each problem has a problem in the lower eyelids. One treatment method is different from the other.
In the first case, when bags appear under the eyes and swelling in the lower eyelids, a procedure is used to remove the excess fatty cysts and also remove the excess skin to give the eyes a more beautiful appearance.
If hollows appear under the eyes, the doctor injects self-fat or fillers to improve the appearance of the lower eyelids and give them a more vibrant and attractive appearance.
Advantages of eyelid lift and beautification
The famous eyelid plastic surgery carries many advantages and positives that are reflected in the individual’s daily life and the quality of his vision with many benefits that include:
- The possibility of returning home on the same day without having to stay in the medical center or hospital for several days.
- Fast recovery after the operation, as results begin to appear in just two weeks.
- Enhancing the aesthetic appearance and highlighting the beauty of the eyes of the elderly and young people as well.
- No scars or traces of surgery are left, thanks to the use of dissolvable cosmetic threads.
- Removal of puffiness and cysts in the upper and lower eyelids.
- The possibility of anesthetizing the patient locally in some cases to avoid the harms of general anesthesia.
- Improving the quality of vision after drooping eyelids affect the field of vision functionally.
How to perform eyelid plastic surgery
After learning about the concept of eyelid surgery and its types, it is worth talking about how it is performed. Does it require external surgery, or is it sufficient to use injections, or is there an opportunity to perform it using an advanced laser? This is what we will learn about in the following lines:
·Plastic eyelid surgery by removing excess skin
In this procedure, the upper or lower eyelids are tightened, their sagging is removed, and the fat and cysts located underneath them are removed. And hide the wrinkles surrounding the eyes as well. Therefore, it requires removal of excess skin through the steps described below:
- Doctor Nour El-Din Al-Hussein works to anesthetize the patient and determine the area of the eyelid in which a surgical incision is to be made.
- Using a surgical scalpel or laser, a surgical incision is made in the membrane that separates the eyelid from the layer that distributes fat in a crescent shape.
- Using a specific mechanism, the surgeon works to press on the fatty cysts, remove them from the surgical incision, and cauterize the excess skin with an advanced device called “Elman”.
- Repeat the previous step on all areas of fat distribution from the inner, middle and outer areas of the upper or lower eyelid.
- The tear glands are fixed in place and the muscles that tighten the eyelids are adjusted to remove any slackness.
- Finally, the surgical incision is closed with surgical stitches and cosmetic sutures, and the eye is covered with a sterile bandage.
·Internal eyelid surgery
Internal blepharoplasty can only be performed on the lower eyelids exclusively. It aims to remove excess fat in the lower eyelids area without removing excess skin at all, and is as follows:
- The patient is anesthetized and prepared for surgery.
- Dr. Nour El-Din works to open the inside of the lower eyelids through the soft tissue that covers the eyelid from the inside.
- Then excess fat and small sebaceous cysts, if any, are removed.
- The wound is then closed from inside the lower eyelids using dis-solvable cosmetic sutures within a few days of the procedure.
Stages of eyelid surgery
With the increasing interest in external appearance and physical beauty, eyelid plastic surgery has become a popular procedure in the women’s community, and every woman wants to know its details from the moment of consulting a doctor until the final results appear. Therefore, here is a complete journey of one of the women who underwent the experience of eyelid plastic surgery at Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Hussein Center in detail. :
·Before the operation
When a patient wants to undergo eyelid plastic surgery for any reason, she must first obtain a medical consultation at the Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Hussein Center to determine the type of medical procedure, the motives behind, and the expected results.
A complete diagnosis of the patient’s condition is performed, with a clinical examination and identification of her medical and family history. Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Hussein also evaluates the patient’s condition and the extent to which the drooping eyelids affect her quality of life, with a focus on the factors behind the drooping eyelids, whether genetic or pathological. Or resulting from aging.
·My experience with eyelid plastic surgery
As we have always become accustomed to in any operation within the Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Hussein Center, the priority is sterilization and disinfection in terms of the place, clothes, tools, devices, etc., and then the patient is prepared for the operation by wearing a special gown, head covering, and feet.
After that, the patient is given general anesthesia or local anesthesia with a sleeping injection to begin the surgical work on the eyelids, by drawing the initial lines and making a very precise surgical incision in the folds of the eyelid whose shape is to be modified. The doctor works to remove the fatty cysts if they are present or to redistribute the fat. The eyelid looks more natural, and the shape of the muscle tissue is corrected to become more taut and thus hide all the sagging surrounding the eye.
After that, Dr. Nour El-Din works to return the tear glands to their correct place and adjust them if they are the cause of sagging eyelids. Then, excess skin from the eyelid area, which prevents good vision or gives an aged appearance, must be removed.
Finally, the doctor sews up the surgical incision with cosmetic threads that disappear within a short period without leaving any scars in the eyelid area.
·After the operation
After leaving the recovery room, the doctor asks the patient to stay in the center for about an hour to monitor his health condition and check on him, and he can go home the same day.
If excess skin is removed from the eyelids during the surgical operation, then the doctor may ask the patient to visit him during the first five days of the operation to remove the surgical stitches.
It should be noted that the effects of surgery on the eyelids disappear within 6 months of the operation and its results remain in the long term.
Possible side effects of eyelid surgery
Like any other medical procedure, eyelid plastic surgery may be followed by some side effects and potential defects, but thanks to God, the rate of its occurrence at Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Hussein Center is almost non-existent. This is due to the patient’s regular follow-up and the high medical competence of the surgeon, Nour El-Din Al-Hussein. Returning to the side effects that are likely to occur include:
- Temporary dry eyes or constant tearing.
- Difficulty getting used to closing and opening the eye naturally after removing excess skin from the eyelids.
- Bruising around the eye or blood collecting inside it disappears within several days of the operation.
- Blurred vision immediately after the operation and the possibility of photosensitivity that disappears quickly.
Cost of eyelid plastic surgery 2025
We receive some inquiries regarding the cost of eyelid plastic surgery. One woman says that her friend had the procedure done with us at a certain cost, and when she conducted a medical consultation with us, she was asked for a completely different cost. What is the reason? We will explain it to you below.
In fact, the cost of eyelid plastic surgery depends on many diverse factors that are not the same between two patients, and we can enumerate some of these factors that make the cost differences necessary and not optional, which are:
- The readiness of the medical center or hospital and the modernity of the medical equipment and devices present in it.
- The experience of the surgeon in the field of eyelid plastic surgery is the most important, because choosing an incompetent eyelid leads to disastrous results.
- How many eyelids need to be cosmetic, including the upper eyelids only? Lower eyelids? Upper and lower eyelids together.
- The type of cosmetic procedure used: removal of excess skin, cosmetic surgery on the inside of the eyelids, injection of fillers.
- The type of anesthesia used is local or general, and the type of medical stitches are regular or cosmetic, leaving no traces.
The best eyelid plastic surgeon in Egypt
The name of Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Hussein is considered a landmark in the world of eyelid plastic surgery, with his skill, extensive experience, and passion for the smallest details of beauty in the eyes of his patients. This is due to the fact that Dr. Nour El-Din has devoted his life in academic study and professional work to understanding and developing ocular plastic surgery techniques.
His touches of creativity are evident in every surgical operation he performs, as he focuses on details and is keen to use the latest technologies that speed up the recovery period for his patients. In addition, Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Hussein is a distinguished professor of ophthalmology at Ain Shams University, a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmic Surgeons, and a member of the Several leading Arab and European associations.
The most important questions about eyelid surgery
Although eyelid plastic surgery has become one of the most common eye operations today, this does not negate that it is one of the most accurate and cautious eye operations, especially since many cases come to Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Hussein Center for the purpose of correcting the eyelid plastic surgery after it was performed incorrectly in the centers. cosmetic surgery or advertising offers that attract patients without paying attention to the quality of medical procedures, but we care about the health of your eyes and put it as our first priority,Therefore, we will answer all the questions related to this topic that all patients should know.
-Who are the patients who are candidates for eyelid surgery?
There is a group of patients or healthy people who get the best results from eyelid surgery, and they are:
- Elderly people who suffer from severe sagging of the eyelids and their appearance and vision are affected.
- Young people who have drooping eyelids due to genetic or pathological reasons and want to highlight the beauty of their eyes.
- Patients whose vision quality was affected by droopy eyelids and directly affected the visual field.
-How long does an eyelid plastic surgery procedure take?
Eyelid plastic surgery requires approximately an hour from the time the patient enters the operating room until the surgical incision in the eyelid is sutured. However, if the procedure requires beautification of the upper and lower eyelids for both eyes, in this case the duration of the operation can increase to a maximum of 3 hours.
-Should the eyelid plastic surgery be repeated?
Eyelid plastic surgery gives long-term cosmetic and functional results. The results of upper eyelid plastic surgery last for at least 7 years, while the lower eyelids do not need to repeat the plastic surgery except in very rare cases.
– What are the most important instructions after eyelid surgery?
In fact, taking care to cleanse the face and around the eyes is one of the most important tips after performing the operation to avoid the possibility of bacterial infection. In addition, the doctor may recommend some instructions that include:
- Apply cold compresses to the eyes during the first days to reduce swelling in the area around the eyes.
- Commitment to applying medical moisturizing ointments to the eyes on a regular basis according to the doctor’s instructions.
- Elevate the head while sleeping by using several pillows under it in the first days.
-Does eyelid plastic surgery cause vision loss?
The possibility of loss of vision after eyelid plastic surgery is completely impossible at Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Hussein Center. While some have reported that a patient suffers from loss of vision after eyelid plastic surgery, we clarify that blindness is definitely the result of a medical error and is very rare and completely unlikely.
-What are the conditions for performing eyelid surgery?
There are no strict conditions in this context, but rather a set of standard points that include:
- The patient must be at least 18 years old.
- The presence of an actual aesthetic problem, whether with sagging skin or dark circles resulting from the lower eyelid cavity, and not from insomnia or iron deficiency anemia.
- Affecting the quality of vision and visual acuity in a decisive manner when aesthetic problems are eliminated.
- Not suffering from any eye diseases such as glaucoma.
- The patient must not be a smoker or must refrain from smoking for several weeks before and after the operation.
In conclusion, this was the most important information about the distinctive eyelid plastic surgery within the procedures of the Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Hussein Center, starting from its concept and types, passing through its stages, advantages and disadvantages, and ending with the best eyelid plastic surgery doctor in Egypt and the entire Middle East, who is Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Hussein, who has the aesthetic touches and superior medical care. To his patients from all over the world, may you be well..
