Is eyelid surgery safe?

Yes: Take a family/friend with you to discuss your eyelid surgery and help you ask all the questions . There is always a risk/benefit analysis that goes with informed consent for surgery, regardless of the procedures urgency or anatomic location. What benefit do you expect with your eyelid surgery?? Be well.

Yes, it's safe: There will always be side effects for any type of surgery. For upper eyelid surgery, an incision is made within the fold of lid. Through this incision, the surgeon removes the excess skin and fatty tissue, and then tightens the muscles and tissues. The chance of complications will be lower if you find a board-certified plastic surgeon who performs at least 100 procedures per year.

Yes: While any surgery has risks, eyelid surgery is a safe procedure. After a consultation, your surgeon can make recommendations on the best way to do the surgery, but some patients needing upper eyelid surgery only can have the surgery done in the office with some numbing in the eyelids only.

Blepharoplasty: Blepharoplasty is a safe procedure. You must follow the perioperative instructions of your surgeon. For best results have your eyes evaluated by a board certified surgeon with expertise in blepharoplasty.

Yes: The plastic surgeons with the most experience in dealing with eyelids are oculofacial and oculoplastic surgeons. They usually not only do cosmetic surgery, which is relatively easier, but they also handle much more complicated and difficult problems that require even more expertise. So you know you are in good hands.