If you’ve noticed excess skin on your upper eyelids or feel like your eyes look tired or heavy, you may be considering eyelid surgery. Upper blepharoplasty is a common procedure that can improve both the appearance and function of the eyelids by removing excess skin and fat. In this video, Dr. Aliza Epstein explains how upper blepharoplasty is performed, who may benefit from the procedure, and how natural-looking results are achieved.

Hi, I’m Dr. Aliza Epstein, and I’m an oculoplastic surgeon at the Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute. In this video, I’m going to talk about an upper blepharoplasty procedure.

Now this is a very hot topic in the news, with many celebrities and individuals discussing upper blepharoplasty. It can be performed for functional reasons through insurance if a patient meets the necessary criteria, but it is also commonly done as a cosmetic procedure.

Although it is a quick and straightforward 20–30 minute procedure, it requires a great deal of care and skill to achieve an excellent result. During an upper blepharoplasty, careful markings are made within the natural eyelid crease to conceal the incision. The skin is precisely marked, and then excess skin and fat are removed.

Only an appropriate amount of skin and fat is removed to preserve a natural appearance, avoid a hollow look, and create a beautiful, rejuvenated result. After the tissue is removed, the incision is closed and remains hidden within the natural eyelid crease.

We typically use sutures that are removed about one week later to help create the most refined and minimally visible scar possible.

If you feel that you have excess skin on your upper eyelids that you would like removed, it can often be addressed with an upper blepharoplasty. The procedure can be performed in either an office or a surgery center, and it is commonly done in the office setting since it is quick and can be completed under local anesthesia.

I hope this video was helpful in explaining upper blepharoplasty.

We also have a video about healing after eyelid surgery that you may find helpful as well.