Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) in Houston, TX

The best candidate for eye surgery is anyone looking to refresh the appearance of his or her eyes and has reasonable expectations. Patients undergoing blepharoplasty should have no serious eye conditions, be in a fairly good general health, and should not be actively using tobacco products.

Blepharoplasty is often combined with other facial cosmetic procedures, most commonly other procedures on the face, such as brow lift, facelift/necklift, and fat transfer to the face. Make sure to discuss with Dr. Bachilo if additional procedures can help you reach your aesthetic goals.

Blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery is performed by means of tiny incisions that the surgeon will use to tighten loose, sagging skin as well as lax muscle tissue around the eye area, to achieve a smooth and youthful appearance.

Lower blepharoplasty is normally performed using general anesthesia, while the upper blepharoplasty can be performed using local anesthesia.

Every patient is different, and each surgery is tailored to the patient’s individual needs. If you require both an upper and lower blepharoplasty, it will naturally be more expensive than if you have only one of the two.  The price of an upper eye lid surgery or a lower lid surgery may range between $3,000 and $5,000. While a combination surgery may range between $4,000 and $7,000. You may also combine eyelid procedure with other facial procedures to save money as well as recovery time.

Yes.  You can combine an upper and lower blepharoplasty, as well as other plastic surgery procedures, into one session.

While eyelid surgery removes sagging skin around the eyes, it does not eliminate lines and wrinkles such as crow’s feet and laugh lines that typically develop at the corners of the eyes.  You may choose to combine eyelid surgery with another facial procedure such as a brow lift or dermal injections to smooth out those lines and wrinkles.

It depends on what is causing those dark circles.  Blepharoplasty will eliminate dark circles caused by excess folds of skin or fat under the eyes; however, if the dark circles are caused by another problem, such as hyperpigmentation, blepharoplasty will not correct the problem, and you may have to resort to a different type of treatment for this, such as laser skin resurfacing.

Eyelid surgery will not negatively affect your ability to see. In fact, some patients may actually see better after blepharoplasty, because the procedure may effectively remove excess sagging skin that may be obstructing vision.

As with any surgery, you should prepare for your procedure by making sure you have someone to drive you home following the surgery and provide general care around the house for a few days.  Following a blepharoplasty, it is normal to experience blurred vision, tightness, swelling, or a numbing sensation in the area around the eyes, but these symptoms naturally resolve themselves within a week. Patients typically require a week of rest and may resume non-strenuous physical activities after two weeks.  Dr. Bachilo will also advise you to wear sunglasses and protect the delicate skin around your eyes from exposure to sunlight by using a good sunscreen of SPF 30 or higher any time you leave your house.

No.  The scars left after an eyelid surgery are very thin hairline scars and these are typically camouflaged in the natural folds and creases that surround the eyes, making them virtually invisible.

Health insurance carriers may cover the cost of blepharoplasty when it is performed for functional rather than purely cosmetic reasons, in other words, if the surgery is performed for the purpose of improving the patient’s vision in cases where sagging folds of skin obstruct the field of vision.  Most health insurance will not cover any surgery performed for purely cosmetic reasons.