The eyelids are often the first area of the face to show signs of ageing, with sagging, wrinkled skin especially in the upper lids and excess skin,wrinkles and bags in the lower eyelids. These changes make people look tired even when they are not, often inviting unwelcome comments from those around them. Dr. Antoniadis performs eyelid surgery- also known as blepharoplasty - to restore a fresher and more youthful appearance.

Upper Eyelid Surgery
Ageing can cause wrinkled excess skin and bags to develop under the eyes, making individuals appear older or more tired than they actually are. The bags consist of thickened ('hypertrophic') muscle, bulging fat and excess skin in various combinations. Lower eyelid surgery (lower blepharoplasty) can reduce and/or eliminate the effects of lower eyelid ageing.

To begin lower eyelid surgery, Dr. Antoniadis makes an incision beneath the lower eyelashes. This incision is carefully placed so that the resulting scar will be barely noticeable to others. Then excess muscle tissue is removed. The bulging ('prolapsed') fat which traditionally was removed is either put back behind the eyelid where it came from, or utilised as fat grafts to fill the 'tear trough' depression between the eyelid and the nose. If fat excess is the only issue, then this can be approached from inside the eyelid thus leaving no visible scar ('trans-conjunctival blepharoplasty') but this procedure tends to leave excess skin behind. Swelling and bruising around the eyes resolves over ten days.

Lower Eyelid Surgery
Ageing can cause wrinkled excess skin and bags to develop under the eyes, making individuals appear older or more tired than they actually are. The bags consist of thickened ('hypertrophic') muscle, bulging fat and excess skin in various combinations. Lower eyelid surgery (lower blepharoplasty) can reduce and/or eliminate the effects of lower eyelid ageing.

To begin lower eyelid surgery, Mr. Maxwell makes an incision beneath the lower eyelashes. This incision is carefully placed so that the resulting scar will be barely noticeable to others. Then excess muscle tissue is removed. The bulging ('prolapsed') fat which traditionally was removed is either put back behind the eyelid where it came from, or utilised as fat grafts to fill the 'tear trough' depression between the eyelid and the nose. If fat excess is the only issue, then this can be approached from inside the eyelid thus leaving no visible scar ('trans-conjunctival blepharoplasty') but this procedure tends to leave excess skin behind. Swelling and bruising around the eyes resolves over ten days.