Lunch Time Eyelid Lift

Plastic / Cosmetic Surgeons Dr. Steven LauKatis and Dr. Bryan Sires located in Kirkland Washington near Bellevue and a suburb of Seattle.

As we age we are often plagued with dark circles under the eyes. The good news is that there are several treatments that can alleviate or lessen the dark circle effects.

Our physicians at Allure can employ the "Lunchtime" lower eyelid lift as one method of reduce the problem of dark circles. The physicians can use fillers such as Restylane® or Juvederm™ which will reduce the sunken effect in the lower eye.

A more aggressive method in which the eyelid and cheek fat is repositioned are Lower Eyelid Surgery.

Both of these methods are very effective and we find that our patients are very happy with the results.

If you suffer with dark circles we encourage you to call our office to make an appointment with one of our physicians to determine which procedure is the most effective method to achieve your desired goal. Click here for a consultation.

Below is more detail about the methods to reduce or eliminate dark circles under the eyes.

LUNCHTIME EYELID LIFT

The patient with less prominent findings can be treated with an outpatient procedure known as the “lunchtime” lower eyelid lift. This uses a filler material made of hyaluronic acid (Restylane®, Juvederm™) and it is placed into the tear trough. The material is placed in a matrix pattern and at multiple levels elevating the tear trough. This protocol reduces the height discrepancy between the lower eyelid fat and cheek. The technique uses topical anesthetic gel, ice and, occasionally, a facial regional block. It takes approximately a half hour to complete. The patient should expect some bruising and swelling that can last up to one week. Fillers in this region can last 6 to 12 months. Maintenance filling can be performed on an as-needed basis.

SURGICAL OPTIONS

For patients with more prominent findings, a more durable procedure may be required such as a cheek lift (also known as a SOOF (sub-orbicularis oculi fat) lift) along with a lower eyelid blepharoplasty that removes or repositions fat and suspends the orbicularis oculi muscle. The tear trough is filled with fat from the SOOF by suspending it as well as repositioning lower eyelid fat. An alternative is to remove fat from the lower eyelid thereby reducing its prominence. Tightening the orbicularis oculi muscle also helps to even out the height difference between the lower eyelid and cheek interface. The overall goal is to restore the position of the anatomic structures from the cheek and lower eyelid to the locations they resided at a younger age. This type of surgery can be done in the outpatient setting under conscious sedation with local anesthesia. It takes 60 to 90 minutes in duration. The recovery period for bruising and swelling is about two weeks. Complete healing takes four to six months.

SURGICAL OPTIONS FOR EYELID LIFT

Upper and Lower Eyelid Lift / Browlift / Laser Skin Resurfacing / Permanent Collagen Implants

Visit our plastic / cosmetic surgery, medical spa office located in Kirkland, Washington (WA), the Seattle area.

We are located at:

Kirkland Central Building 625 4th Avenue, Suite 301 Kirkland, WA 98033 the Seattle Area

(Next to the Kirkland Post Office)

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