Upper Blepharoplasty
An eyelid rejuvenation that removes excess upper lid skin and tissue, revealing a rested and more youthful appearance.
An eyelid rejuvenation that removes excess upper lid skin and tissue, revealing a rested and more youthful appearance.
A Refreshing Reset
Upper blepharoplasty at Align Plastic Surgery is a study in refined rejuvenation: a precision-based restoration designed to unburden the eyes while honoring your unique aesthetic features. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Tosan Ehanire approaches the periorbital region with the reverence of a fine art, focusing on the subtle interplay of light and shadow across the eyelids. By addressing redundant tissue and skin laxity, she can restore a rested, vibrant openness that feels both transformative and entirely authentic.
From the initial analysis of your eyelid contour to the final stages of scar maturation, every step is executed with quiet confidence and surgical restraint. Dr. Ehanire believes that true surgical mastery is found in the details that go unnoticed, ensuring your results reveal a refreshed version of yourself.
Refined Eyelid Elevation
Upper blepharoplasty, often referred to as an upper eyelid lift, is a surgical procedure that can correct saggy, hooded skin and puffiness of the upper eyelids.
Through a discreet incision hidden within the eye’s natural crease, Dr. Ehanire carefully trims redundant skin, sculpts misplaced orbital fat, and restores a smooth, youthful contour. The goal is never to change the fundamental shape of your eyes, but rather to uncover their natural openness and vitality.
Look Up
To start your upper blepharoplasty Austin plastic surgeon, Dr. Ehanire will carefully mark your eyelids. This helps her make sure both sides look even and follow the natural shape of your eyes. Next, she uses a numbing medicine so you won’t feel any pain. She makes a tiny opening in the eyelid fold to remove extra skin and smooth out the area. Then, she closes the skin with very small stitches. The whole visit takes less than an hour, and you can go home the very same day.
Restoring Expression
Focused Refinement
With upper blepharoplasty Austin patients can target the upper eyelids, though Dr. Ehanire performs upper and lower blepharoplasty, along with other facial plastic surgery procedures. During your consultation, she’ll work with you to create a custom plan to help you reach your desired results.
Sculpting Elegance
Upper blepharoplasty provides a uniquely impactful rejuvenation through minimal surgical intervention. Because the eyes are the primary focal point of personal connection, unburdening heavy eyelids offers immediate aesthetic and functional harmony.
By removing the heavy skin fold that obscures the upper lid space, the eyes immediately appear brighter, larger, and more open, without altering your eye shape.
Dr. Ehanire places all surgical incisions strictly within the natural eyelid crease. Once fully healed, the resulting line is hidden when your eyes are open and nearly imperceptible when closed.
For patients experiencing heavy skin draping over their eyelashes, blepharoplasty removes a true physical weight, relieving chronic brow strain and restoring obstructed peripheral vision.
An Eye on Safety
Ideal candidates for upper blepharoplasty in Austin are healthy men and women who feel their eyes look prematurely tired, hooded, or heavy due to excess skin on the upper eyelids.
Good Candidates Include:
Who May Not Be an Ideal Candidate:
Guided Healing
Recovery following an upper eyelid lift is remarkably mild and manageable. Because upper eyelid skin is among the thinnest on the body, it heals with exceptional speed when properly cared for.
Refreshed Horizons
The results of an upper blepharoplasty unfold gracefully over a few short weeks as soft-tissue swelling completely subsides. Patients are often delighted to find that friends and colleagues comment on how rested or refreshed they look, without ever realizing a surgical procedure took place. Your upper lid platform becomes smooth, clean, and defined once again.
Because the excess skin and fat are permanently removed, the structural improvements of an upper blepharoplasty last 10 to 15 years or longer. While your skin will continue to age naturally and gracefully, your eyes will permanently maintain a more open, refreshed baseline than if you had never undergone the procedure.
Aligning Goals With Outcomes
Patients choose Dr. Tosan Ehanire for upper blepharoplasty in Austin because her surgical philosophy centers on subtle, unhurried refinement. Combining an artist’s eye for natural eye geometry with advanced evidence-based scar protocols, Dr. Ehanire removes drooping eyelid tissue while meticulously preserving your unique expression, delivering a rested, vibrant look.
No. Dr. Ehanire’s surgical philosophy prioritizes natural restoration over alteration. Upper blepharoplasty removes redundant, heavy skin folds to reveal your true eye contour without changing your natural eye shape or cat-eye geometry.
Not typically. Most upper blepharoplasties are comfortably performed using local anesthesia combined with light oral or intravenous sedation. This ensures a completely painless experience while avoiding the longer recovery times associated with general anesthesia.
If upper eyelid drooping is severe enough to significantly obstruct your field of vision (verified through specialized visual field testing), insurance may cover a portion of the procedure. For purely aesthetic concerns, upper blepharoplasty is considered an out-of-pocket elective procedure. Our care team will assist you in exploring coverage options during your visit.
Yes. Upper blepharoplasty is frequently paired with lower blepharoplasty, brow elevation, fat grafting, or body contouring procedures as part of a comprehensive, customized surgical plan.
Incisions are made strictly within the natural supratarsal fold of the upper eyelid. Once fully healed, the fine scar resides entirely within your natural crease when your eyes are open and matures into a nearly invisible line when closed.
Most patients can safely resume wearing contact lenses and applying gentle eye makeup approximately 10 to 14 days after surgery, once sutures are removed and eyelid incisions have completely closed.
