Patient: I have big bags under my eyes, I want to have eye bag surgery, how long will the surgery take? I am a foreigner, do I need to be hospitalized? How many days will it take to remove the stitches? How long will it take to remove the stitches? How many days will it take for people to see that I had surgery? How much does it cost? Doctor: As we age, the skin of the lower eyelid, orbicularis oris muscle, orbital fascia and orbital fat will change. For example, the fibrous tissue connection between the skin and orbicularis muscle weakens; the tension between the muscle and orbital fascia decreases, resulting in the loosening of the skin around the lower eyelid, the appearance of wrinkles, and the septal fat sagging in the shape of a bag, making the eyes appear bloated and senile, usually called bags. Usually eye bag plastic surgery can be divided into: external eye bag plastic surgery and internal eye bag plastic surgery. As the name implies, external blepharoplasty is an incision made from the skin, while internal blepharoplasty is an incision made from the inside of the lower eyelid – the conjunctiva. External blepharoplasty is more effective for middle-aged and elderly people with lower eyelid bags, especially those with heavy bags, and those with loose skin, who need to remove a certain amount of skin tissue, while internal blepharoplasty is suitable for young people with good skin elasticity, lightly puffed orbital fat and mild lower eyelid bags, as well as those with mild bags who require no scars and do not want to make external incisions. In addition, after removing the excess fat and excess skin, external blepharoplasty requires intermittent suturing of the skin with a 6-0 silk suture, which is removed 5-7 days after surgery. After the removal of excess fat, internal blepharoplasty is performed without suturing the incision and directly wrapped with pressure for 24 hours. The operation time is usually about 1 hour, and both eyes are wrapped for 24 hours after surgery. If you are out of town and have difficulty moving, you can stay in the ward for 1 day. Recovery is usually 7-10 days after surgery. The cost is about 2300 RMB. You can see my clinic and can do it on the same day. Patient: Is there a surgical scar for external blepharoplasty? Is it visible after surgery? How long does it take? Doctor: There is no scar, it is not visible after surgery, the surgery time is 40-60 minutes. Patient: Can I get rid of the wrinkles under my eyes at the same time? Does the cost increase? Doctor: The incision of eye bag surgery is under the lower lid, so the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes cannot be removed. If you want to remove wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, temporal wrinkle removal is feasible, or wrinkle removal by injection at the corners of the eyes, at an additional cost. Patient: Is there any non-surgical wrinkle removal, and do not want to inject wrinkle removal, there are other methods? Doctor: In addition to surgery and injection, laser, electric wave and radio frequency are available. Patient: Does your hospital have laser. Electric wave. Radiofrequency to remove eye bags? Doctor: We used to use them, but not anymore. Those instruments and equipments are just tools for surgery.