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It has been over 20 years since She’s Plastic Surgery Clinic was established. The main plastic surgeon of She’s Plastic Surgery Dr. Kim possesses excellent surgical skills as well as rich clinical experience.

Face wrinkles, eye wrinkles, eye blepharoplasty, anti-aging surgeries are the top major surgeries of She’s Plastic Surgery Clinic. So in today’s article, I am going to introduce lower blepharoplasty that is one of the popular surgeries both among the locals and international customers.

What is the purpose of lower blepharoplasty also known as lower eyelid surgery? As we age, the skin under the eyes gets saggy and drooping with accumulated fat.

Therefore, because of these signs, the person will look older. To correct saggy skin under the eye, lower blepharoplasty (lower eyelid surgery) is carried out.

How is lower eyelid surgery conducted? The doctor makes an incision under the lower eyelashes and then removes the excess fat and skin.

Simultaneously, he fixes the inner eye tissues onto the periosteum. Since the doctor fixes the inner tissues as well, the result of the surgery lasts longer. In case of the presence of wrinkles under the eye, wrinkles on the nasolabial folds, Mid-Facelift surgery is recommended.

The surgery lasts about 1h~ 1h 30 minutes and is performed under local or general anesthesia. There might be swelling, redness on the surgery site, but that should go away with 1~2 weeks.

Before undergoing lower eyelid surgery, it is important to inform the doctor about all the medications you take. You should also let the doctor about medical history. It is not allowed to eat or drink 2 hours before the surgery.

On the day of the surgery, it is highly recommended to avoid caffeine-containing drinks such as coffee, green and black tea. In addition, you might want to prepare sunglasses or hats.

You can have an excellent surgery result once you follow all the post-surgery instructions and guidelines. You must take all the prescribed medications after the surgery.

For the first two days after the surgery, you must apply an ice pack and from the third day, a heat pack can be applied to the eyes. You must sleep on a highly propped pillow. You can wash your face the next day after the stitches are removed.

You must not rub or touch the surgery site with hands. Eye make-up and lens can be applied only in 2 weeks after removing the stitches.

And for at least 3 weeks and at most 6 months you much stick the fixing tape to eyes to protect them from any sorts of injuries and infection.