A New Concept in Blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty accounts for a significant percentage of cosmetic surgery in China, and blepharoplasty is often combined with traditional methods such as facelifts or laser skin rejuvenation. However, cosmetic surgeons are now using new techniques to perform this procedure in conjunction with injectable fillers. According to American oculoplastics experts, “the whole purpose of cosmetic rejuvenation has changed. Many of the traditional concepts of blepharoplasty are wrong. Everyone is currently doing the same procedures that surgeons used to do, but, in his opinion, the results are not ideal. Reviewing the results of traditional blepharoplasty reveals that not all patients look younger or more beautiful, although the difference between preoperative and postoperative photos is certainly noticeable. He places more emphasis on the role played by local volume reduction and loss of skin elasticity. I. Emphasis on the entire face There is now a lot of focus on volume recovery. There is an emphasis on attention to the entire face and the atrophy of the fat pad near the nasolabial folds, rather than just tensing the skin or laser rejuvenation with a face lift, brow lift, or laser skin rejuvenation. There is also a tendency for blepharoplasty combined with Botox injections. Second, a younger appearance Patients who undergo blepharoplasty begin to focus on the improvement of the entire face. If you treat only one area, there may be incongruity because the patient’s eyes appear younger while the cheeks and forehead still look old. This is why it is better to perform blepharoplasty in conjunction with a cheek lift as well as a midface lift. III. Popular Trends The number of lower blepharoplasties performed in conjunction with laser rejuvenation is likewise on the rise. Another trend is the use of fat to fill in the hollows of the tear trough. Rather than removing the fat, it can be peeled back to the subperiosteum of the lid arch and grafted to the inside of the tear trough to fill the area. A good plastic and cosmetic surgeon should be familiar with the various types of brow lifts and should be familiar with the timing to perform these procedures. Bunch sutures, endoscopic wrinkle reduction are growing in influence and minimally invasive facial surgery is a trend. V. Restoring Volume With regard to restoring volume, there are many different ways to treat the area around the lower eyelid, both simple and complex. Midface volume restoration is the more complex.