Bonn: Eyelid Surgery with Online Assessment

Message a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp and send a few photos. The first consultation is free and without obligation, and the surgeon will review your case and outline a plan online.

In surgery, excess skin goes, small amounts of fat are repositioned or removed where needed, and muscle is sometimes tightened. The surgeon and anaesthetist choose local anaesthesia with sedation or general anaesthesia.

Over the first couple of weeks, swelling and bruising settle, and both are normal. Desk work is often resumed after one to two weeks. You are advised to avoid contact lenses, eye make-up, strenuous exercise and heavy lifting, and recovery differs from person to person.

In upper blepharoplasty the incision lies in the natural eyelid crease, so the scar is hidden when the eye is open. Lower-lid incisions are just below the lash line, or inside the lid with no skin incision.

It is the surgeon who explains the risks before surgery, including temporary dryness or irritation of the eyes, bruising, asymmetry, infection and scarring. Changes in vision, or difficulty closing the eyes fully, are rare.

You may be unsuitable for surgery, or need clearance first, with uncontrolled high blood pressure or diabetes, a clotting disorder, severe dry-eye disease, active infection, unstable thyroid eye disease, serious heart or lung disease, or pregnancy; the same is true under 18.

The final contour is reached gradually, settling over several months. While the result is long-lasting, natural ageing goes on. The operation neither lifts the eyebrows or cheeks nor removes pigmentation dark circles or fine wrinkles.

The extent of surgery you need, whether upper, lower or both lids, and the anaesthesia chosen, both play a part. You will have the price confirmed after the surgeon's assessment and before you book.