Eyelid Surgery, Eyes are one of the essential parts of our bodies. Like many other parts, they also have magnificently complex structures, and protecting them is vital. Eyelids, with the eyebrows, eyelashes, and their composition, are essential for everybody, so eyelids are very important too. Then any problem regarding them is a big one for us. Yet, thanks to advances in medical technology, most of the issues we have about eyelids are easily solvable with eyelid surgery.
What is Eyelid Surgery?
Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is a surgical process in which you can restore or modify your eyelids. It allows the correction of any deformation on your upper and lower eyelids, extraction of the excess muscle, fat, and skin tissue in and around the eyelids, and removing eye bags and wrinkles. However, there are several types of eyelid surgery. In this sense, you can find operations like double eyelid surgery and upper eyelid surgery in our clinics.
Furthermore, even if you look for more specific operations like lower eyelid surgery and droopy eyelid surgery, our doctors can help you with their expertise.
The first and most crucial part of any medical operation is not the operation itself but the examination before the procedure. Any experienced surgeon would know this and should want your detailed medical history.
Please make sure you complete all the details. Your current medical condition may affect the operation and lead to more complex difficulties and the procedure’s success rate. It would help if you also talked about your expectations and hesitations. So, the first rule is to be open to your surgeon and do everything as they say.
The second one is the examination part. Our doctors complete this part in three steps. In the first step, our experts will check your eyelids. By doing this, they can define the problem. Afterward, your surgeon examines your visual capability.
Some people need eyelid surgery because their eyelids prevent their eyes from seeing. So, surgeons need to assert the specifications with a visual examination.
The final step is that they take photographs of your eyelids to plan the surgery.
This process, like many others, requires anesthesia. You can have local or general anesthesia according to your needs and the specifications of the surgery. Your age and medical status will also help us to determine this phase.
Double Eyelid Surgery
Double eyelid is the physical condition in which a crease in the upper eyelids’ skin causes a second eyelid formation; of course, it isn’t a natural eyelid. Nevertheless, it is, as known to be seen in Asian people mainly, almost like a second eyelid, and may cause some discomfort for the people who suffer from it.
In double eyelid surgery, after the anesthesia, your surgeon will remove the excess fat and skin tissue in your upper eyelid that causes the creases through a small incision he opened on your eyelid.
Once the surgeon completes the extraction, they do any necessary aesthetical corrections. Finally, they stitch the incision on your eyelids, and the operation is complete.
Droopy Eyelid Surgery
Droopy eyelids are also known as ptosis or blepharoptosis. It is a medical condition where your upper eyelid is lower when you open your eyes than expected.
As you get older, the muscles supporting your eyelids weaken. It can be in only one eyelid or both. Droopy eyelids don’t constitute a danger immediately. However, in severe cases, you can lose sight since eyelids obstruct your eyes.
Like double eyelid surgery, our surgeons use an incision to work through your eyelid. Our doctor will operate on the muscles, nerves, veins, and other tissue in your eyelid that cause your eyelids to droop and support the debilitated muscles holding your eyelids.
Upper and Lower Eyelid Surgery
Besides the double and droopy eyelids, there are many other types of eyelid deformation. Our experienced surgeons can help you solve the problems regarding your eyelids. These problems might be in your upper or lower eyelid, or either in your one eye or in both.
Procedures at the beginning and end of the operation are the same as we explained above. When our doctors operate on your upper eyelid, they open the incisions on it, just below your eyebrows. If, on the other hand, the doctors will act on your lower eyelid, they open the incision on your lower eyelid just below your eye leash.
Why Is Blepharoplasty Done?
Blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery is a cosmetic operation to remove the excess skin and fat in the upper and lower eyelid. It aims to eliminate the puffiness under the eye and to reshape the eye for a youthful look.
Depending on the diagnosis, the doctor will advise you on which type of blepharoplasty you should get—either blepharoplasty for the upper eyelid, blepharoplasty for the lower lid, or blepharoplasty for both of them. Also, in some cases, an eyebrow lift operation can be added to get an almond eye, cat eye, or fox eye. Plus, a laser or thermotherapy can eliminate the darkness around the eyes.
Blepharoplasty is a solution to look young and fresh. While the operation can take 2-4 hours, the recovery process is extended to 14 days, and the results are permanent.
After the Surgery
The most probable things that you will experience temporarily are:
- Sensitivity to light, sunlight especially
- You may find it hard to control your eyelids. Please don’t push them too hard
- Disturbances in your vision
- Swelling and bruising
Try avoiding any extra activity that might tire your eyelids after the surgery.
How to Qualify for Eyelid Surgery in Turkey?
So, you want to undergo eyelid surgery but want to know if you are suitable for it or not. You can have this operation if you have no:
- bleeding disorder
- allergies to anesthetic substances
- age problem (being too young or old).
The most common people who undergo eyelid surgery are about 30 years old. Yet, health is not a thing about age. So, in an acute problem, such as injuries, you can undergo eyelid surgery regardless of age.
Your doctor may ask you to stop using particular medicine and smoking for the week before the operation because some drug causes thinning of your blood, which is risky for any surgical procedure.
Smoke is also a problem because it irritates the eyes, and watering, for example, as a defense reaction, might make it impossible to operate successfully.
Blepharoplasty Process in Turkey
Turkey is one of the top destination points for cosmetic surgeries. For any future patient from any other country in the world, we offer the most inclusive and the most comprehensive packages. These packages include:
- hotel accommodation
- hospital stay
- transportation
- possible discounts for group bookings
- a detailed examination before the operation
Since most patients from abroad prefer Turkey for eyelid surgery, we also have many experienced surgeons. You should not miss a chance like this.
Eyelid Surgery Cost in Turkey
Due to low living costs and the high exchange rate between the Turkish Lira and the USD or Euro, it is inexpensive for a foreign patient to have the different eyelid surgery in Turkey. Even your other expenses like transportation and accommodation are much lower than they cost in other countries.
Depending on the specifics of your condition, your doctor will determine the examination process in detail.
Any additional fees may affect the cost. Hence, discuss the price and the payment method with our clinic beforehand.
