The surgeon looks at your case and confirms the price, so you know it before you book.
Send a few photos to a coordinator and talk it through online. The first consultation is free and without obligation, and you decide on surgery only afterwards.
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Blepharoplasty may be carried out on the upper lids, the lower lids, or both at once. The approaches are distinguished by the position of the incision. At the consultation the surgeon examines your lids and helps you choose.
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
This is a general description of the methods. Both the extent of surgery and the recovery vary from patient to patient, and the surgeon confirms them for your case after an examination.
The surgeon prepares a plan for your case at the consultation and explains every step.
An operation is considered only when it suits your health and goals. If your concern can be solved without surgery, the surgeon will say so honestly.
Suitable
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
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.
Ahead of every stage you receive an explanation, so the next step is clear and you know who to ask.
1
Online consultation and plan
Online, you share photos and speak with the surgeon. Your wishes are discussed together, and a plan is outlined for the upper eyelids, the lower eyelids, 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
The surgeon reviews your medical history and medicines, and an eye assessment, photographs and standard tests are done. Blood-thinning medicines and supplements are stopped only on the surgeon's instructions, and smoking should be stopped as advised.
4
The operation
The surgeon and anaesthetist decide whether you have local anaesthesia with sedation or general anaesthesia. The surgeon then removes excess skin and, if needed, repositions or removes small amounts of fat.
5
The first hours and days
You should expect swelling and bruising around the eyes, which are normal. Using cold compresses and keeping the head raised in bed help, and whether you stay overnight is an individual decision.
6
Recovery and follow-up
Swelling settles over the first couple of weeks, and stitches, if not dissolving, are usually removed within the first week. The surgeon schedules follow-up checks, while the final contour settles over several months.
During the consultation, the surgeon walks you through how the operation would proceed for you.
Contact a coordinator through Telegram or WhatsApp and share a few photos; the surgeon will review your case online and outline a plan. The first consultation is free and entails no obligation.
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.
Hidden scarring is possible in the upper lid because the incision is placed in the natural crease and is concealed when the eye is open. The lower lid incision is made just below the lash line, or inside the lid so that no skin incision is made.
Temporary dryness or irritation of the eyes, bruising, asymmetry, infection and scarring are the risks the surgeon explains before surgery. There are also rare risks: changes in vision or difficulty closing the eyes fully.
A number of situations can make surgery unsuitable or call for clearing first. They are uncontrolled high blood pressure or diabetes, clotting disorders, severe dry-eye disease, active infection, unstable thyroid eye disease, serious heart or lung disease, pregnancy and age 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.
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.
Preparation and recovery after blepharoplasty in Milan
Some people choose eyelid surgery because skin folds on the upper lids rest on the lashes and make the eyes look smaller or narrow the upper field of vision. Others are bothered by under-eye puffiness. If you live in Milan, the surgeon can look at your photographs and tell you which lids would be treated and how.
Before any decision, the surgeon reviews your photographs and medical history. Patients in Milan take part in a free online consultation, and the plan is written for you individually. Preparation includes a review of your medicines, an eye assessment and standard tests. Blood-thinning medicines and supplements are stopped only on the surgeon's instructions.
Open Telegram or WhatsApp and tell the coordinator you are interested in eyelid surgery. Coordinators are available 24/7 for people in Milan. You will be asked for a few photographs, and the surgeon will look at them. The first consultation is free, and the price is confirmed only after that assessment.