The age at which the need for eyelid aesthetics arises varies from country to country. In our country, patients around the age of 35 generally need this aesthetic. Sometimes this need can go down to the 20s due to genetic and anatomical problems. In patients from Asian and Caucasian races, the need for racial structure starts from the age of 20. In some congenital disorders, eyelid intervention should be performed before the child reaches the age of 7.

Although there is a perception that aesthetic operations are performed only by women, men often have aesthetic operations in line with their needs. Eyelid aesthetics is one of them. In short, yes, both men and women can apply to their doctor for eyelid aesthetics.

After a preliminary interview with your doctor, your surgery is decided. Your drawings and planning are done. The surgery is planned by the doctor, taking into account the patient's wishes, expectations and complaints. While your surgery is being planned, the amount of sagging on your eyelids, your facial structure, skin type, age, eye and eyebrow structure, skin thickness, subcutaneous bagging are important factors. Generally, upper eyelid surgeries are performed with local anesthesia, while lower eyelid surgeries are performed with general anesthesia. You will not feel any pain in both operations. Excess skin and muscle on your eyelids are removed. Some of the herniated fat packs, if any, are removed. After reaching the desired result, the eyelids are closed with dissolving stitches. Sometimes it is sufficient to perform only the lower or only upper eyelid surgery, sometimes both eyelid surgery is needed.

Inform your doctor if you have a thyroid problem or dry eye. Inform your doctor about the use of blood thinners and stop taking the medicine 1 week before with your doctor's instruction. Reducing salt consumption a few days beforehand will reduce edema formation.

If your operation will be performed with local anesthesia, no fasting preparation is required beforehand. If there is a cleansing of the face, it will be sufficient to remove the make-up thoroughly and wash it cleanly.

On the morning of the operation, you will settle into your pre-allocated room and rest. At this time, your final preparations for the operation are carried out. Your doctor and his assistant will visit you before the operation. With the administration of the anesthesia planned for your operation, your doctor begins to make changes for you. At the end of the operation, your dressings are done and if you have received general anesthesia, you will be slowly awakened.

The operation is performed under local or general anesthesia. During this time, there is no pain or suffering. When the effects of anesthesia disappear after the operation, using painkillers will allow you to spend the process comfortably. Swelling and bruising will begin 2-3 hours after the surgical procedure. The cold complex that you will apply in accordance with your doctor's instructions will ensure that these bruises are at a minimum. Swelling and bruises will increase until the 3rd day on average and then regress. Healing of bruises is the skin's response to trauma and may persist longer in some skins. You should rest for the first few hours after surgery. After eyelid aesthetics, your seams will be closed with a thin tape. These tapes will not prevent you from seeing, you can see easily. Your doctor will specify your medications for the post-operative period. You should use the drugs regularly, follow the cold instructions, get support from high factor sunscreen, a hat and black sunglasses that will not bother you. For the first 36 hours after the operation, the patient should not touch their eyes, rub or scratch their eyes. Medicines and cold application given by your doctor should be used as described. After the operation, you do not expect a very difficult and grueling process. By paying attention to the points indicated by your doctor, you can take a walk and sunbathe with your face in the shade. In the days after the operation, you can carefully and gently wash your face with warm water and take a shower. Hygiene should be very careful after eyelid surgery. 5-6 days after the operation. The day dressings will be removed by your doctor. After an average of 10-14 days, complete recovery will be achieved.

If there is an additional operation planned for the patient and the other operation will be performed under general anesthesia, general anesthesia is planned for the whole process. Sometimes it can be done under general anesthesia if patients do not feel comfortable under local anesthesia. In general, upper eyelid surgery is planned with local anesthesia, lower eyelid surgery is planned with general anesthesia; Your doctor will plan your operation and anesthesia after examining you.

Unfortunately, aging cannot be prevented and time cannot be stopped. With a successful surgery, it is ensured that the eyelids remain in the desired appearance for 10-15 years. This 10-15-year period will vary according to the genetic structure of the person, the quality of life in this process, and whether he smokes or not.

It would not be right to promise that there will be no scars, not only for eyelid aesthetics, but also for any surgical procedure performed with an incision. But it is also worth adding that, since the aim is to beautify and to have a better and younger appearance, the surgeries are performed with as small incisions as possible, thin and careful stitches are placed and the stitches are professionally hidden inside the natural structures in the eyelid area. Even if it is tried to be noticed by looking at the scars in the long term after the surgery, it will not be understood. Wound healing varies from person to person.

The purpose of lower eyelid surgery is to remove excess sagging skin and to get rid of under-eye bags. Only lower eyelid surgery will not help this situation. But it is not unsolvable, you can also have your under-eye circles and under-eye pits treated with the procedures to be applied. Accompanying procedures: stem cell-rich fat transfer, under-eye light filling, PRP, mesotherapy applications. While eyelid aesthetics will provide you with the look you want for many years, it is useful to know that medical applications such as stem cell transfer, light filling, PRP, mesotherapy are not permanent for many years.