Eyelid surgery
Extra skin and fat taken from the upper or lower lids, usually under local anaesthetic. Home the same day.
On the day
About 60 to 90 minutes for both upper lids.
Upper eyelid surgery
from $3,200
Upper and lower eyelids
from $5,400
Example prices.
Marking
The surgeon marks the crease and the skin to remove while you sit up, eyes open and closed.
Numbing
A local anaesthetic in the lids; you can have a sedative to relax.
The operation
Skin, and sometimes a little fat, removed along the marks; the cut closed with fine stitches.
Home
Cold packs and eye drops, and someone to drive you.
Upper eyelid scar, to scale (sample)
Centimetres, 0 to 35. Your surgeon draws your own plan.
Typical scar
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Upper eyelid surgery
3 to 3.5 cm each eyelid, in the crease of the upper lid
Scar drawn to scale: 3 to 3.5 cm each eyelid, in the crease of the upper lid
Violet dashed line: the typical scar, to scale
Pale violet: how much longer it can be
Green underline: it sits in a natural crease, fold or hairline
The first two weeks
- Sleep with your head raised for a week
- Stitches out at five to seven days
- No contact lenses or eye make-up for two weeks
- Bruising fades over ten to fourteen days
Book a first consultation
Sixty minutes with the surgeon who would operate. Nothing is booked on the day, and the fee is taken off the surgery fee if you go ahead (sample).