City Medical Centre · multi-specialty surgery clinicOpen 24/7

Eyelid Correction for Heavy Lids and Eye Bags in Amsterdam

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Price confirmed after consultation

The price is confirmed by the surgeon after assessing your case, and this happens before you book.

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Online, you can talk it through with a coordinator once you have sent a few photos. The first consultation is free and without obligation, and you decide on surgery only afterwards.

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Comparison

Two approaches to eyelid surgery

Both the upper and the lower lids can be treated in one operation, or just one pair. The incision is placed in different places depending on the approach. The surgeon will help you choose after examining your lids at the consultation.

Upper blepharoplasty

Incision in the natural eyelid crease

Schematic of an upper eyelid with the incision line in the natural eyelid crease

Price at consultation

Main goal
Remove excess skin of the upper lids
Best suited when
Lids feel heavy, or skin folds rest on the lashes
Approach
Scar is hidden in the crease when the eye is open

Lower blepharoplasty

Incision below the lash line or inside the lid

Schematic of a lower eyelid with the incision line just under the lashes

Price at consultation

Main goal
Treat under-eye bags and loose lower-lid skin
Best suited when
There is puffiness, or loose skin under the eyes
Approach
Inside-the-lid approach has no skin incision, for fat

Only general terms are used to describe the methods. Both the extent of surgery and recovery differ between patients; the surgeon confirms them for you following an examination.

At the consultation the surgeon explains every step and puts together a plan for your case.

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About the clinic

A clinic where you can feel at ease

Rooms that are comfortable, equipment that is modern, and care for every patient

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Contact us in the way that suits you best

We reply to your questions and help you choose a convenient time for the consultation.

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Blepharoplasty is not for everyone

The surgeon will say honestly whether your concern can be solved without surgery, and will consider an operation only if it suits your health and goals.

Suitable

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  • Heavy or drooping upper eyelids
  • Eyes that look tired or smaller than you feel
  • Skin folds resting on the lashes
  • Narrowed upper field of vision from skin folds
  • Puffiness or bags under the eyes
  • Loose skin of the lower eyelids
  • A wish for a calmer, more rested look

Not suitable

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  • Uncontrolled high blood pressure or diabetes
  • Blood clotting disorders
  • Severe dry-eye disease
  • Active eye or skin infection
  • Unstable thyroid eye disease
  • Serious heart or lung disease
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or under 18

Not sure which column applies to you?

The first step is to send photos to a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp. The surgeon reviews them and tells you what they think, with no commitment to surgery.

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Process

From your first message to recovery: the steps

You will know what comes next at every point, because each stage is explained in advance and you know who to ask.

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1

Online consultation and plan

Photos and an online conversation with the surgeon come first. You discuss what you hope to achieve, and the surgeon then proposes a plan for upper lids, lower lids, or both.

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2

Choosing and booking the date

The plan and the price are confirmed first, and then you choose the date that suits you. Help with arrangements and answers to questions are available from a coordinator at any hour.

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3

Pre-operative preparation and tests

The surgeon goes through your medical history and medicines with you. An eye assessment, photographs and standard tests follow, and smoking should be stopped as advised.

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4

The operation

The surgeon removes excess skin and, where needed, repositions or removes small amounts of fat. This is done under local anaesthesia with sedation or general anaesthesia, chosen by the surgeon and anaesthetist.

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5

The first hours and days

Normal swelling and bruising appear around the eyes. To help, use cold compresses and sleep with the head raised; whether you remain overnight is decided for each person individually.

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6

Recovery and follow-up

Within the first couple of weeks, swelling settles. If stitches are not dissolving, they are usually removed within the first week, and the surgeon arranges follow-up checks while the final contour develops over several months.

You will learn from the surgeon, at the consultation, how the operation would run in your case.

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Free, before surgery and with no obligation.

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Benefits

Why choose City Medical Centre

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A plan built around you

Whether you are offered upper, lower or combined surgery depends on your features, as judged by the surgeon after examining you. Nothing is preset.

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Clear explanations before you decide

Plain explanations of recovery, the limits of the operation and possible risks come before any decision on your part, and questions are welcome without limit.

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A free first consultation, no obligation

Photos by messenger and an online conversation are available to you at no cost, and they do not bind you to surgery.

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Coordinators who reply 24/7

You can reach coordinators on Telegram and WhatsApp at any hour. Your online consultation can be set for a time that suits you.

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The price is confirmed before booking

The confirmed price reaches you before you book, once the surgeon has assessed your case. Nothing unexpected follows.

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about eyelid surgery

Questions Amsterdam patients ask about eyelid surgery

Eyelid surgery works on the skin and fat of the eyelids, not on the brows or cheeks. Patients in Amsterdam often ask about it because of puffiness or bags under the eyes, or because the skin of the lower lids has become loose. Upper and lower lids can be treated in one operation, and that choice is made at the consultation.

Your first consultation is online and free of charge. If you are in Amsterdam, you send photos, answer questions about your health and discuss what you would like to change. The surgeon then proposes a plan, including whether upper lids, lower lids or both are involved, and explains the anaesthesia options and the likely course of recovery.

If you have been thinking about eyelid surgery in Amsterdam, the easiest next step is to contact a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp. They respond 24/7. The first consultation is free of charge. Price is not quoted in advance; the surgeon confirms it after assessing you and before any booking.

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