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How Blepharoplasty Surgery Is Helpful For the Eyelid

Blepharoplasty refers to the surgery that can repair the appearance of droopy eyelids. The procedure may involve the removal of excess muscle, fat, and skin. Ageing may cause your eyelids to stretch and weaken the muscles supporting them. Hence, excess fat may accumulate below and above the eyelids, resulting in a sagging appearance. Blepharoplasty may be the solution for droopy upper lids, bags under the eyes, and sagging eyebrows. You will tend to look older when there is too much skin sagging around your eyes . Moreover, the excess skin may reduce your peripheral vision, as well as the outer and upper parts of your field of vision. This could make it harder to do certain activities like driving or playing sports, and may make it difficult to see in general. Blepharoplasty surgery can eliminate or reduce vision problems caused by sagging skin around the eyes. Blepharoplasty can help make your eyes appear more alert and younger. The surgery is often an outpatient procedure, but

How Orbital Reconstruction Surgery is Helpful for Eyelids

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Orbital fractures often require oculoplastic surgery, which also encompasses other procedures such as ptosis surgery (droopy eyelid repair), lacrimal surgery (tear duct/watering eyes repair), post eyelid epidermis cancers (eyelid reconstruction), tumor treatment in the eye area, botox for eyelid conditions such as blepharospasm, and blepharoplasty (eye lifts), among others.   Orbital reconstruction in particular covers ocular prosthetics or artificial eyes , orbital prosthesis or the artificial replacement of the eyelid and eyes, and orbital decompression which are mostly done on patients with Graves’ illness. Patients suffering from this disease may suffer from the following symptoms: •    Swelling of the eyelids (edema) and tissues surrounding the eyes •    Eyelid retraction •    Redness and watering of the eyes •    Dry eyes •    Sensitivity to light •    Double vision •    Pressure in the eye sockets •    Loss of vision This disease triggers an autoimmune attack that typi