You book only after the surgeon has assessed your case and confirmed the price.
Share a few photos with a coordinator, then talk it over online. The first consultation is free and without obligation, and you decide on surgery only afterwards.
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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
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
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
The methods are outlined in general terms only, since the extent of surgery and the recovery depend on the patient. After examining you, the surgeon confirms both for your case.
At the consultation the surgeon builds a plan for your case and explains each step.
Each part of the process is talked through beforehand, so you are aware of what follows and who to ask.
1
Online consultation and plan
The consultation is online: you send photos and speak with the surgeon. After discussing your wishes together, the surgeon outlines a plan covering the upper lids, lower lids, or both.
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.
3
Pre-operative preparation and tests
Preparation includes the surgeon's review of your medical history and medicines, an eye assessment, photographs and standard tests. Stop blood-thinning medicines and supplements only if the surgeon tells you to, and give up smoking as advised.
4
The operation
Either local anaesthesia with sedation or general anaesthesia is used, as chosen by the surgeon and anaesthetist. The surgeon takes away excess skin and, where needed, repositions or removes small amounts of fat.
5
The first hours and days
Cold compresses and sleeping with the head raised help with the swelling and bruising around the eyes, which are normal. Whether you need to stay overnight is decided individually.
6
Recovery and follow-up
The final contour settles over several months, though swelling settles over the first couple of weeks. Non-dissolving stitches are usually removed within the first week, and the surgeon schedules follow-up checks.
You will learn from the surgeon, at the consultation, how the operation would run in your case.
Following an examination, the surgeon proposes upper, lower or combined surgery that fits your features, not a standard option.
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.
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.
Coordinators who reply 24/7
Coordinators are available on Telegram and WhatsApp around the clock, and you choose a consultation time that works for you.
The price is confirmed before booking
Booking comes only after you have the confirmed price, which is given once the surgeon has assessed your case. Later surprises are avoided.
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The first consultation is free and without obligation. To begin, message a coordinator on Telegram or WhatsApp with a few photos, 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.
The first couple of weeks bring normal swelling and bruising that then settle. Many people manage a return to desk work after one to two weeks. You should avoid contact lenses, eye make-up, strenuous exercise and heavy lifting as advised, and your own recovery may differ.
Incisions differ between the lids. In the upper lid it follows the natural crease, so the scar is hidden when the eye is open; in the lower lid it is just below the lash line, or inside the lid with no skin incision.
The risks are explained by the surgeon before surgery. They include temporary dryness or irritation of the eyes, bruising, asymmetry, infection and scarring, and, rarely, changes in vision or difficulty closing the eyes fully.
Surgery may be unsuitable, or need clearing first, with uncontrolled high blood pressure or diabetes, clotting disorders, severe dry-eye disease, active infection, unstable thyroid eye disease, serious heart or lung disease, pregnancy, or under 18.
Natural ageing continues after the operation, but the result is long-lasting, and the final contour settles over several months. Eyebrows and cheeks stay as they are, and pigmentation dark circles and fine wrinkles are not removed.
Extent of surgery, meaning upper, lower or both lids, and the chosen anaesthesia are what it depends on. The surgeon's assessment comes first, then the price is confirmed, and only after that do you book.
It helps to be clear about what eyelid surgery does not do. It does not lift the eyebrows or cheeks, remove dark circles caused by pigmentation or erase fine wrinkles. What it does is treat excess skin and fat of the lids. Anyone in Catania thinking about it should discuss these limits with the surgeon first.
Eyelid surgery at CMC is planned around you. If you live in Catania, the free first consultation takes place online, and the surgeon confirms the plan before you book anything. Preparation covers an eye assessment and standard tests, and stopping smoking in advance as advised. The result is long-lasting, though natural ageing continues.
Reach a coordinator through Telegram or WhatsApp whenever suits you; someone answers 24/7. Patients in Catania get a free first consultation online, with the surgeon examining the photographs. You receive the confirmed plan and price before you book, so you can take your time and ask further questions.