Eyelid cosmetic surgery   Eyelid Surgery

Overview
The aim of blepharoplasty is to provide a more youthful, fresh (but natural) appearance to the upper and lower eyelids, to assist in removing the tired eye look, to remove redundant upper eyelid skin and fat obscurring vision, and to tighten any laxity of the lower lid.

For upper eyelid surgery an ellipse of skin and/or muscle and/or underlying fat is excised and the skin is stitched back together. For lower eyelids the skin is lifted from the lower lid and the fat removed. The skin is then redraped and the appropriate amount of excess skin removed. Any laxity within the lower lid is corrected by a tightening procedure.

Frequently Asked Questions
What type of anaesthetic is used?
What happens after the surgery?
What are the risks?
What costs are involved?

Please contact Mr Banwell’s office, and his staff can answer any questions you may have and can arrange for a quote and information regarding the procedure to be sent to you.

What type of anaesthetic is used?
Mr Banwell recommends lower eyelid surgeries are performed under a general anaesthetic undertaken by a specialist anaesthetist. Patients may choose between a local or general anaesthetic for upper eyelid surgery.
 

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What happens after the surgery?
Post-operatively it is expected that you will have significant bruising and swelling, we encourage the use of cold packs to minimise this. It may take a couple of weeks to resolve. Our practice nurse will contact you daily after the operation to ensure that you have no problems during your convalescence. Stitches will be removed after five days.

What are the risks?
There are both general and specific risks and Mr Banwell will talk to you in detail regarding these. General risks include bruising and swelling, bleeding, wound infection, problems with general anaesthetics, abnormal scarring and keloid scarring. Specific risks include ectropion (eyelid pulled out), thickening of the scar beyond the outer corner of the eye, lagophthalmos (inability to fully close the upper eyelid), ptosis, scleral show, ‘wide-eye’ appearance, scarring of the cornea, blindness (extremely rare) diplopia (double vision-very rare), dry eye problems and eyelash hair loss, conjunctivits, grittiness and epiphora (watering).

What costs are involved?
+ Surgical fees
+ Hospital fees
+ Specialist anaesthetist fee (only
   if having a general anaesthetic)
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Mr Paul E Banwell BSc(Hons) MB BS FRCS(Eng) FRCS(Plast)
T : 0845 2600 261 + F: 0845 2600 271 + E: help@paulebanwell.com
McIndoe Surgical Centre
+ Holtye Road + East Grinstead + West Sussex RH19 3DZ

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