Eyelid Surgery in Portland Oregon – Top Blepharoplasty Procedures
Eyelid surgery is performed to rejuvenate both the upper and lower lids, which allows patients to look more refreshed and well rested. The facial surgical procedure is known as a blepharoplasty or “eyelid surgery”. It is a surgical procedure in our eyelid surgery center to improve the appearance of both upper eyelid and lower eye lids typically by removing excess skin above the eyes. Blepharoplasty surgery in Portland OR can be performed on just the upper lids, just the lower lids, or both, depending upon patient’s desires and aging process.
Who is a candidate for an upper lid lift?
The primary goal for upper eyelid surgery is to remove loose and inelastic skin ( excess skin ) in the upper lids creating the tired or hooded look. There is usually a small amount of facial excess skin fat in the upper lids on the inner corner, which can also removed as well. You are a good eyelid surgery candidate in Portland Oregon for baggy lids if you have excess skin obscuring the natural fold or resting on the eyelashes. Removal of skin and fat significantly helps rejuvenate the upper lids. This is called upper blepharoplasty procedure. An upper lift procedure can also be performed for medical necessity when there is significant visual loss impairing the patient’s visual fields. Many patients have asymmetry of the upper eye lids, which can also be addressed as well. In our Portland OR center, the incision is placed inconspicuously in the upper skin crease, which heals quite well in that location.
Who is a candidate for cosmetic lower eyelid lift procedure?
The primary goal for this eyelid surgery is to get rid of the “eye bags” or fatty deposits creating the “puffy look.” There are three compartments of fat in the lower lids, and a portion of this fat is removed which removes the puffiness look and rejuvenates the lower lids. This fat does not respond to weight gain or loss, and is independent of patient’s metabolism. Pigmented skin in the lower lid skin and dark circles are not removed with surgery. The orbital fat is removed from the inside of the lid, which is known as a trans-conjunctival approach. When patients are less than 50 years of age, this is usually all that needs to be performed, therefore there’s no external incision. When patients are over 50 years of age and have loose and inelastic skin in the lower lids, then a small pinch technique of lower lid skin can be performed at the eyelash line. This eyelid surgery incision is closed with tissue glue, so no sutures are required for the lower lids.
Blepharoplasty Consultation in Hillsboro Oregon
Schedule a consultation with board certified eyelid surgeon expert Dr. William Portuese or Dr Joseph Shvidler: A consultation in our center for an upper and lower lift procedure usually takes approximately one hour in our office. This in entails obtaining a thorough medical history from the patient, in addition to any specific eye or skin issues. It’s important to note if there is dry eyes present. Consultation with our eyelid surgery specialists lasts approximately 30 minutes, and an additional 30 minutes is spent with our patient care coordinator and office manager. At the time of scheduling the procedure, a pre-operative consultation with one of our registered nurses is performed.
Pre-operative considerations
Before undergoing elective cosmetic surgery in Oregon on the eyes, it is important that all medical conditions have been addressed, and are under control, such as high blood pressure or skin conditions. It’s also important patients refrain from taking any blood thinners such as aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen, vitamin E and herbal supplements for two weeks before and after the eyelid surgery. This helps reduce any bruising after the surgical procedure. Significant medical issues will require clearance by the patient’s primary care physician, cardiologist, or internist.
Day of Surgery
Oregon patients check in the day of the plastic surgery with our front office administrative staff. One of our registered nurses will then admit the patient into the surgery center area. It’s important that patients have not had anything to eat or drink past midnight the day before, since a general anesthesia is going to be administered by one of our board-certified physician anesthesiologists. The patients will also meet and greet with the physician anesthesiologist prior to the surgery. Our Oregon facial plastic surgeons make precise markings to indicate where the excess skin and fat will be removed on both the upper and lower lids. The excess skin and small amount of fat is removed from the upper lids and dissolvable sutures are placed in the upper lid crease for minimal detectability. The significant fatty deposits creating the puffy look in the lower lids are removed through an incision on the inside of the lids. Histocryl tissue glue is then used to close the lower lid incision along the eyelash line. Once eyelid surgery has been completed, the general anesthesia is then turned off by the Physician Anesthesiologist. Patients are then brought into the operating room for their plastic surgery. After eyelid surgery, patients are woken up and brought to the recovery center and then discharged home with their caretaker. Some patients elect to undergo upper lid surgery under local anesthesia. All lower eyelid surgery is performed under general anesthesia for safety and comfort.
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Recovery Time
How long is the recovery time for taking care of baggy eyelids? The recovery period for eyelid surgery usually lasts approximately two weeks. There are no bandages placed across the eyes. Anticipate two weeks of visible bruising and swelling. Dissolvable sutures are placed in the upper lids, while the lower lid incision is closed with tissue glue. The tissue glue and the stitches all dissolve at approximate 7 to 10 days. The incision in the upper lid stays pink for one to three months before it finally settles down to a fine white line. Most patients take two weeks off social activities and work environments. We ask patients to not exercise for two weeks after their eye procedure. Patients are able to place makeup on their upper eyelid surgery once the stitches dissolved at approximately 10 days.
How much does it cost?
The cost of eyelid procedure is determined by the amount of time it takes to perform the procedure in a formal operating room, time monitored by a physician anesthesiologist under general anesthesia, and the doctor’s fees for performing the procedure in addition to the post operative follow-up appointments for one year. Our price list is located on our website.
Medical Insurance for Baggy Eyelids
Does medical insurance cover the cost of plastic surgery for baggy eyes? Medical insurance sometimes participates in payment for functional or reconstruction eye lid lifts. When patients have a very significant obstruction of their visual field of view, then an upper lid procedure may be approved as a medically indicated service. Visual field obstruction tests, a full set of photographs, and medical chart notes documenting reflex distance of the pupil to the eye lid margin are submitted to patient’s medical insurance for preauthorization, once medical necessity has been documented. Anticipate co-pays and deductibles associated with your medical insurance.
Postoperative Visits
After an upper eyelid or lower eyelid surgery procedure for the eyelids in Portland Or, patients return to the medical center for a postoperative check up with our board certified facial plastic surgeon at one week. Additional cosmetic eyelid surgery follow-up appointments are usually made at one month and three months, at which time the postoperative photographs are taken. The final results from an upper or lower eye lid procedure are very long-lasting, usually over 10 to 15 years.
Plastic Surgery Oregon
Portland, the state’s largest city, is located on the Columbia and Willamette rivers, under the shadow of Mount Hood. It’s recognized for its parks, bridges, and bike routes, as well as its environmental friendliness and microbreweries and coffee shops. The formal Japanese Garden, as well as the Oregon Zoo and its railway, are all part of Washington Park. The city’s art, theater, and music communities are blooming. Portland is bustling with cultural occurrences, musical entertainment, theater, and a variety of other exciting things to do, perhaps to compensate for the damp Pacific Northwest winters. However, the city’s beautiful gardens, which are one of the city’s major attractions, are nourished by the same rains. Green spaces include everything from bright rose and rhododendron plantings to a traditional Chinese garden.
Portland, Oregon’s largest city, is on the Willamette River and is widely regarded as one of the most desirable places to live in the country.
With our list of the top attractions in Portland, Oregon, you can learn about the best locations to visit in this lush state.
Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Hillsboro, Oregon according to planetware.com
• Washington Park. Portland Japanese Garden in Washington Park.
• Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Latourell Falls.
• Pittock Mansion.
• International Rose Test Garden.
• Forest Park.
• Powell’s City of Books.
• Portland Japanese Garden.
• Portland Art Museum Editor’s Pick.
• Lan Su Chinese Garden
• Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
• Oregon Zoo
• Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
Hood River, in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland, is quickly becoming known as the West Coast’s windsurfing capital. Salem, Oregon’s state capital, is located in the Willamette Valley, south of Portland, and has beautifully manicured grounds with an excellent state capitol structure. The Shakespearean city of Ashland entices visitors to Southern Oregon activities with its sights and events.
Dr William Portuese and Dr Joseph Shvidler also provide brow lifts, cosmetic procedures, lower blepharoplasty, eyelid rejuvenation, double eyelid lifts and more.
