If your eyes are always tired, or if they look tired, this can cause bags under them.
Eyelid surgery, also called an eye lift, can reduce that baggy area under your lower eyelids and remove any excess skin from your upper eyelids.
The surgery includes removing excesses of muscle, skin and fatty tissue.
It is usually done for cosmetic purposes, but it can also prove helpful in improving older patients' sight.
This is the case when they have upper eyelids that sag and obstruct vision.
While eyelid surgery does not get rid of crow's feet, dark under-eye circles or facial wrinkles, it is sometimes done at the same time as a forehead lift or laser resurfacing.
Your skin ages like you do, and elasticity is lost, as it gets older.
When you combine this with gravity's constant pull, it can cause excess skin to become collected in your eyelids.
Lower lid excess skin can cause bulges and wrinkles, while on upper eyelids, it can mean extra skin folds.
Bulges in your eyelids may also be brought on by the fatty tissue that normally cushions your eyeballs from your skull.
Thinner membranes that normally hold that fat in its place also weaken as you age, and this allows fat to protrude into your eyelids.
You may be considered a good surgery candidate if you are in good mental and physical health and you are aware of the risks and rewards of the eye lift surgery.
If the problem of skin folds around the eyelids is hereditary, the surgery can be performed on younger patients.
Eyelid surgery is helpful in enhancing your appearance while it builds self-confidence.
The procedure doesn't alter the structure of your face, so you shouldn't expect your face to look any different structurally after this procedure.
Eyelid lifts don't keep your eyes from the continual process of aging, but the effects usually last from five years to the remainder of your lifetime.
Lower eyelids especially do not normally ever need to be redone.
If you have had an eyelid lift and your lids seem to be sagging again, your surgeon may opt for a forehead lift, rather than another procedure on your eyelids.
When you have eyelid surgery, have another person available to take you back home.
Someone should also stay with you for the full night after your procedure.
You'll need a few days off work and with limited activity after your surgery.
This is normal, and allows your eyelids to heal properly.
Dry eyes are sometimes a side effect, but this should wear off before two weeks have passed since your surgery.
Contact your physician if your eyes remain dry for longer than a couple weeks.
When you get home following your procedure, have ice handy for swelling.
An ice pack will work well.
Small gauze pads may be needed, and artificial tears or eye drops will help fight post-surgery dryness.
You may also want to have painkillers like aspirin or ibuprofen at home.
These will help you to remain more comfortable while your eyelids are healing.