Before you book, the surgeon assesses your case and confirms 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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In blepharoplasty, one operation may cover the upper eyelids, the lower eyelids, or both. Approaches vary by incision placement. The choice is made with the surgeon at the consultation, after your lids are examined.
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
What is written here about the methods is general. Extent of surgery and recovery are individual, and after examining you the surgeon confirms both for your case.
Your plan is built by the surgeon at the consultation, together with an explanation of each step.
If your concern can be solved without surgery, the surgeon will tell you so honestly. The operation is considered only when it suits your health and goals.
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?
Using Telegram or WhatsApp, send a coordinator your photos. The surgeon studies them and gives an opinion, and the decision about surgery stays entirely with you.
Every stage is explained beforehand, so you know what follows and whom to ask.
1
Online consultation and plan
After you send photos, you speak with the surgeon online. What you want is discussed together, and the surgeon sketches out a plan for either upper lids, lower lids, or both.
2
Choosing and booking the date
After confirmation of the plan and the price, the date is yours to choose. Coordinators are available around the clock for questions and help with arrangements.
3
Pre-operative preparation and tests
Standard tests, photographs and an eye assessment are done, and the surgeon reviews your medical history and medicines. On the surgeon's instructions alone are blood-thinning medicines and supplements stopped, and you should stop smoking as advised.
4
The operation
Local anaesthesia with sedation, or general anaesthesia, is used for the operation; the surgeon and anaesthetist make the choice. The surgeon takes out excess skin and, where needed, repositions or takes out small amounts of fat.
5
The first hours and days
Around the eyes, swelling and bruising are to be expected. You can ease them with cold compresses and by sleeping with the head raised, and the surgeon decides individually whether you stay overnight.
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.
The surgeon uses the consultation to explain the course of the operation in your particular case.
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.
Where needed, the surgeon repositions or removes small amounts of fat as well as removing excess skin, and sometimes tightens muscle. The choice between local anaesthesia with sedation and general anaesthesia rests with the surgeon and anaesthetist.
Normal swelling and bruising settle over the first couple of weeks. After one to two weeks, many people can return to desk work. Please avoid contact lenses, eye make-up, strenuous exercise and heavy lifting as you are advised, bearing in mind that recovery is individual.
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.
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.
Surgery may not be suitable, or may need clearing first, if you have uncontrolled high blood pressure or diabetes, a clotting disorder, severe dry-eye disease, an active infection, unstable thyroid eye disease or serious heart or lung disease, or if you are pregnant or under 18.
After several months the final contour has settled, and the result is long-lasting, with natural ageing continuing. Note that the operation does not lift the eyebrows or cheeks, remove pigmentation dark circles, or erase fine wrinkles.
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.
Blepharoplasty in Rotterdam: from first photos to confirmed plan
When the upper eyelids grow heavy, the eyes can look tired or smaller, and a fold of skin resting on the lashes may narrow the upper field of vision. If you live in Rotterdam and recognise this, eyelid surgery may be worth discussing. The surgeon removes excess skin and sometimes a little fat, and in some cases tightens muscle.
Before any decision, the surgeon reviews your photographs and medical history. Patients in Rotterdam 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.
If you have been thinking about eyelid surgery in Rotterdam, 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.