Consider the facts of eye bag surgery: Overview, procedure, cost and risk factors

 Overview

• Lower eyelid surgery is also known as Lower lid blepharoplasty is a treatment to improve baggy or wrinkly under eye area.
• A willing person can go through this therapy along with other treatments, like a facelift, brow lift, or even upper eyelid treatment.
• Eye bag removal will be performed under local anesthesia
• Some of the most common side effects of eye bag surgery are bruising, bleeding or even soreness
• Depending on the fitness of the individual, it may take around 10 to 14 days to recover completely
• Eye bag surgery may last somewhere around 1 to 3 hours
• The doctor may ask you to apply the cold compress for a few days after the surgery
• The average cost of an eye bag surgery is somewhere between S$3500- S$4200
• The effectiveness of eye bag surgery primly depends on the skin quality and aftercare

Lower eyelid surgery: What is that?

Eye bags treatment is also known as blepharoplasty, which is a cosmetic procedure that helps to firm the under-eye skin, remove excess fat, and reduce wrinkles.

As we age, our skin starts to lose elasticity and the effect can be noticed under our eyes. In such conditions, your eyelid will appear puffy, wrinkled, and baggy due to the excessive fat. If you go through lower eyelid surgery, your under-eye will become much smoother, which will make you look younger and healthier.

The cost of lower eyelid surgery

• In Singapore, the average cost of eye bag surgery is around S$4000, which can go up or down, depending on the skin condition of the patient. The price may also vary on the reputation of the surgeon and the aesthetic clinic.
• If you want to undergo an eyelid removal surgery from one of the top skin specialists or cosmetic surgeons, the cost will go up. But we would advise you to go for the best as this is your under-eye area we are talking about.
• The given average cost only includes the surgery, but not the cost of operating room and anesthesia as it will depend on the clinic’s reputation and location.
• Being a cosmetic treatment, your health insurance will not be of any help here
• The cost will go up if you want to go for both, upper and lower eyelid surgery

How does it work?

The basic idea of lower eyelid surgery is to remove the excess fat from the lower eyelid area and the sewing it properly, making it tighter and firmer.

Our under eye is arguably one of the most delicate parts of our body, which includes eye muscles and the eyeball itself. That is why we are advising you against saving money and go for the best cosmetic surgeon possible.

Lower eyelid surgery: What are the targeted areas?

Lower eyelid surgery may meet the following concerns,

 

• Asymmetry of lower eyelids
• Baggy under eye
• Saggy eyelid
• Under-eye wrinkle
• Dark circle

Depending on your concern, the procedure of your eyelid surgery may change, and that is why you should be truthful towards your doctor and tell them everything that is bothering you.

Risk factors associated with eyelid surgery

Talk to your surgeon in brief as a lower eyelid surgery may cause you the following side effects,

• Bleeding
• Cyst near under eye
• Double vision
• Infection
• Numbness
• Vision loss
• Excessive muscle removal
• Skin discoloration
• Permanent damage to under-eye fat tissues 
• Wounds that will never heal