More than any other facial feature, it’s our eyes that brighten the face and help express a wide range of emotions, and people are increasingly turning to eyelid lifts to revitalize the look of tired, aging eyes. This cosmetic surgery can refresh your appearance by reducing under-eye bags, lifting sagging lids, and sculpting your eye contours. Whether you need to refresh your upper eyelids, lower eyelids, or both, our skilled cosmetic facial surgeon is ready to help you achieve a revitalized and rejuvenated facial appearance.
We are dedicated to providing exceptional care for our patients, making the process as convenient as possible. Book your free consultation today to learn how an eyelid lift (blepharoplasty) in Albuquerque can enhance your look and boost your confidence.
Here are some of the most common issues that our blepharoplasty in Albuquerque can treat:
This is the most frequent reason why our patients approach us for eyelid surgery. Ptosis is most commonly caused by aging, which makes the skin lose elasticity. Sometimes, ptosis can impair your vision. Eyelid surgery can treat the appearance of ptosis by tightening the skin and muscles of the eyelids. This can help you achieve a more youthful and alert appearance while improving your vision.
Blepharoplasty can eliminate the fatty deposits that cause puffy eyelids, resulting in a smoother and more contoured eye area for our patients.
Aging can lead to bulging and protruding fat pads beneath your eyes, creating under-eye bags. Eyelid surgery can address these bags by removing or repositioning the excess fat, giving you a more rested and refreshed appearance.
Excess skin, skin folds, and wrinkles around your eyes can result in a tired or aged appearance. A blepharoplasty can remove your excess skin and smooth out your wrinkles, rejuvenating your overall appearance.
Some of our patients approach us for this surgery because they have hooded upper eyelids. This is a cosmetic feature marked by having excess skin on the upper eyelids, creating a hood. The hood can obscure your natural eyelid crease and make your eyes appear smaller. Hooding can be removed by eyelid surgery, creating a more open and refreshed eye appearance.
If excess eyelid skin or drooping eyelids are obstructing your vision, a blepharoplasty can remove the obstructing tissue and help you see more clearly.
If you have any of these issues, schedule a consultation with our clinical team to discuss your treatment options.
Your Albuquerque eyelid procedure will be expertly performed by our highly skilled cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Tuggle, who will do his best to ensure that any incisions are as discreet as possible. During your initial consultation, he will help you determine whether upper eyelid surgery, lower eyelid surgery, or a combination of both is best for your needs. Dr. Tuggle specializes in facial procedures and has extensive experience with combination facial surgeries.
Upper and lower eyelid surgeries are similar but differ mainly in their approach. Both procedures may involve reshaping, redistributing, or altering the fatty tissue and muscles around the eyes to improve their shape, firmness, and overall appearance—as per your needs. Dr. Tuggle will remove any excess fat, skin, and tissue to effectively contour your eye area.
Dr. Tuggle performs eyelid surgery under intravenous sedation or light general anesthesia. For upper eyelid rejuvenation, we use radiosurgery to make tiny, well-hidden incisions along the natural lines of the upper eyelid. Excess skin and occasionally protruding fat and excess muscle are removed using a special laser that prevents bruising. We close the lid with dissolving sutures to minimize discomfort. The stitches are hidden in the natural crease when the eye is open. You can expect only mild swelling and minimal bruising, thanks to the cutting-edge advantage of laser technology.
The lower lid blepharoplasty was designed to improve the puffy, protruding skin below the eyes. Dr. Tuggle makes a fine incision inside the lower lid with a laser that prevents bleeding, bruising, and swelling almost completely. He may also make an incision just below the lower eyelashes to remove loose skin from the lower lid and then close it with dissolving sutures. Noticeable bruising usually only occurs when skin is removed along with the fat. The skin heals extremely well in the lower lid, and fortunately, there is rarely a noticeable scar line.
For most patients, recovery from their eyelid lift surgery in Albuquerque typically takes about two weeks. Our cosmetic surgeon will give you personalized directions to aid your recovery. Here are some general guidelines and tips to ensure a smooth healing process:
Be sure to follow these directions and any other personalized advice given to you for your strongest chances of an optimal recovery.
Sometimes, the wrinkles around the eyes are etched into the skin and cannot be removed by a blepharoplasty procedure alone. We tailor our eyelid lifts in Albuquerque to individual patient’s needs to enhance a firmer, more youthful appearance. Adding some additional skin wrinkle treatments, such as laser resurfacing, chemical peel, or home skin care with tretinoin (Retin A), to your procedure may bring you even closer to the brighter, more energetic look you deserve.
If you have low or droopy brows, we recommend having a brow lift prior to an eyelid lift to maximize blepharoplasty results. Removing excess upper eyelid skin in someone with low brows usually causes the brows to appear droopier. You can learn more about brow lifts here.
Whether you’re struggling with fine lines, wrinkles, under-eye bags, puffiness, or hooded eyelids, our expert clinical team has a solution for you with an expert eyelid lift (blepharoplasty) in Albuquerque. Blepharoplasty could be the ideal procedure to help you revive your youthful appearance and eliminate signs of aging around your eyes.
Call today and take the first step toward achieving beautifully refreshed and rejuvenated eyes.
