Eye bags are something that you can have at any age. They usually come from being tired in your youth, but as you age, they can become a permanent mainstay that can age your face and detract from your beauty. The good news is that you don’t have to live with them, and the corrective procedure to provide relief is simple and virtually pain- and side effect-free. If you are considering doing away with your eye bags for good, it might just change your entire life.
Eye bag surgery is a surgery of the lower eyelid. The technical name for it is blepharoplasty, and it is done by eliminating the sagging or loose tissue that supports the lower part of your eyelid. There are various causes for eye bags, so the right fix depends on what is causing the baggy look to begin with. Some of the causes of eye bags are:Puffy eyesPuffy eyes can stem from conditions like exhaustion or allergies. If you don’t get enough sleep, it can cause your lower eyelid fat to prolapse, which plastic surgeons refer to as orbital fat. Although it is caused by allergies or lack of sleep, eye bags will not go away on their own. If you want to do away with puffy eyes, then you have to have the fat beneath your eyelid either removed, sculpted, or repositioned so that the orbital fat doesn’t rest in a pool underneath your eyelid. Loose skinUnfortunately, sometimes when you have the fat removed from beneath the eyelid, you may have loose skin left behind. If that does happen, then the plastic surgeon should be able to spot and address any loose skin that might impede the success of removing the eye bags so that you get the overall look that you desire. However, loose skin does generally not result from surgery; the orbicularis oculi muscle that is located underneath the eyelid will contract and work naturally to tighten the skin where the excess fat has been removed so that you aren’t left with that loose skin appearance.Eyelid SupportThere are times when eye bags are caused by more than just aging. If you have lower eyelids that lack the necessary support and have never been diagnosed, then over time, the lack of proper support will begin to cause the skin to stretch and turn into eye bags. If you don’t have sufficient eyelid support, then it might be necessary for the plastic surgeon to support your eyelid in a more effective manner. Otherwise, you are leaving your eye socket vulnerable, and the condition will continue to come back even after surgery or stop the surgery from achieving the desired appearance you want. Who can benefit from eye bag surgery?Not everyone can benefit from blepharoplasty; you may be an ideal candidate if you:
- Always look tired no matter how much sleep you get
- The eye bags beneath your eyes do not get better as the day goes on
- There is a lot of excess skin around your eyes
- If you start to notice that applying makeup around your eyes is becoming more problematic with time
- People begin to ask if you are getting enough sleep at night
There are times when eye bags result from health conditions. If they aren’t addressed, then even if the surgical procedure is successful the eye bags can return. If you have underlying conditions such as diabetes, thyroid problems, circulatory disease or any other condition that you haven’t addressed, you will want to address them, both to ensure that the eye bags don’t return and for your overall health.If you wake up in the morning well-rested but always appear tired, it can start to make you look a lot older. The good news is that eyelid surgery is fairly simple and comes with very few risks, and the way that it can change your overall appearance is incredible. Book an eye surgery consultation in Winnipeg, and talk with a plastic surgeon today, to find out if you are a candidate and to discuss the best options to do away with those puffy eyes forever.
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