Regarding blepharoplasty, what methods are used? What about “laser blepharoplasty”? Whats the difference?
The conventional blepharoplasty utilizes an incision (with creation of the eyelid fold if needed), removal of excessive skin, muscle, and fatty tissue to provide the best, most consistent, and longest-lasting result. Removal of the skin only, without attention to the underlying tissues achieves a smaller degree of correction, and is not as long lasting. “Laser” blepharoplasty is a combination of surgery and light resurfacing of the skin, with no removal of the excessive skin of the eyelid. This primarily treats the fatty tissue deposits without removing excessive skin, so it is most effective for younger patients. Older eyelids require removal of the excessive skin to achieve the full benefit of the surgery.
