Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery)

Blepharoplasty is surgery on the eyelids. Upper lid surgery removes the fold of surplus skin that sits on or over the lashes; lower lid surgery deals with under-eye bags caused by bulging fat and, where needed, loose skin.

It makes the eyes look less tired and, when heavy upper lids block the top of your vision, can widen your visual field. It does not lift a low eyebrow, erase crow's feet or dark circles caused by pigment, and removing too much can make it hard to close the eye.

What Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery) involves

For the upper lids, the surgeon marks the natural crease with you sitting up, measures how much skin can go while leaving enough to close the eye, and removes a crescent of skin with a strip of muscle if required. A small fat pad near the nose may be trimmed. The cut is closed with a fine running stitch hidden in the crease. For the lower lids, fat is reached through the inside of the lid (transconjunctival), leaving no skin scar, or through a cut just under the lashes when skin must also be tightened. Modern practice often repositions fat into the tear trough rather than removing it, to avoid a hollow look. The outer corner may be supported with a canthopexy stitch.

Who is a good candidate for Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery)?

It helps most when the problem is true excess skin or fat of the lids themselves.

• Upper lid skin rests on your lashes or makes make-up impossible
• You have permanent under-eye bags that do not vary much from day to day
• Your eyebrows sit at a normal height
• Your eyes are healthy, with no significant dryness

It is usually not the right choice if:

• Your brow has dropped and is the real cause of the hooding; a brow lift may be needed
• You have marked dry eye, or have had recent laser vision surgery
• You have untreated thyroid eye disease or a drooping lid from a weak muscle (ptosis), which needs a different repair
• Your puffiness comes and goes with allergy, salt or sleep
• You have uncontrolled blood pressure or take blood thinners that cannot be paused

الخيارات التقنية

• Upper blepharoplasty: Skin with or without muscle and fat removal through the crease; often done under local anaesthetic.
• Transconjunctival lower blepharoplasty: Fat removal or repositioning from inside the lid for younger patients with good skin.
• Transcutaneous lower blepharoplasty: A cut under the lashes when skin and muscle need tightening.
• Fat repositioning: Moves fat over the orbital rim to fill the tear trough.
• Canthopexy or canthoplasty: Tightens a lax lower lid to prevent it pulling down.
• Asian double eyelid surgery: Creates an upper lid crease; a separate operation with its own aims.

ماذا يحدث خلال علاجك

Upper lids take about 45 minutes and are commonly done under local anaesthetic with sedation. All four lids take up to 2 hours, sometimes under general anaesthetic. It is a day case. You will feel the injections sting briefly, then pulling but no pain. Cold compresses start at once.

الإعداد لرحلتك

Plan for 7 days in Istanbul. Your surgeon reviews photographs and your medical history before you book, and you meet in person the day before surgery for examination, marking and consent with a professional interpreter.

• Stop smoking and nicotine at least four weeks before and after surgery; it is the single biggest avoidable cause of wound problems
• Tell the team about every medicine and supplement you take; blood thinners, some herbal products and hormone treatment may need to be paused on your doctor's advice
• Arrange for someone to travel with you or to be reachable, and keep the first days at home free of work and lifting
• Book a changeable return flight; your surgeon confirms when you are fit to fly

التعافي والنتائج

Bruising and swelling peak at 2 to 3 days and mostly clear by 10 to 14 days. Stitches come out at 5 to 7 days. Sleep with your head raised, use lubricating drops, and avoid contact lenses for 2 weeks and eye make-up for about 10 days. Eyes can feel dry, gritty or watery for some weeks. Scars fade into the crease over 2 to 3 months.

• Back to everyday activity: 10 to 14 days until presentable
• When results show: At 2 to 3 weeks; final at 2 to 3 months
• How long they last: Upper lids 7 to 10 years or more; lower lids often permanent

سياسة السلامة والمخاطر والتنقيح

Serious problems are rare, but the eye is unforgiving, so they need to be understood.

• Dry, irritated eyes, usually temporary
• Difficulty closing the eyes fully if too much upper lid skin is removed
• Lower lid pulled down or turned out (ectropion), sometimes needing correction
• Asymmetry between the eyes
• A hollow look after over-removal of fat
• Visible or lumpy scars, small white cysts along the stitch line
• Bleeding behind the eye, a rare emergency that can threaten sight

Every written proposal arranged through Clinic-Y states what the clinic covers if a correction is needed. Ask for it before you book, not after.

Cost of Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery) in Türkiye

Clinic-Y does not publish a single price for Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery), because the honest figure depends on your case. What moves it:

• Upper, lower or all four lids
• Local or general anaesthesia
• Added steps such as fat repositioning or canthopexy
• Combination with a brow lift or facelift

Send your photographs or reports and you receive written, all-inclusive proposals from suitable teams, side by side. Reviewing your case is free.

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