If droopy/heavy lids affect your vision or you want a refreshed look, you may be a candidate – finally, whether you are a candidate is decided after an in-person exam and photos.
Cosmetic surgery improves appearance (skin/fat contour), while functional surgery treats a medical problem like ptosis, lid malposition, irritation, or visual field obstruction due to heavy eyelids. Fat bags and bulging eyes due to thyroid eye disease can also be treated with functional surgery.
Incisions are typically hidden in natural eyelid creases for upper eyelid surgeries; scars fade over a few months. Some eyelid surgeries are performed with hidden internal incisions and are scarless.
Most patients describe mild discomfort or tightness rather than pain; which is taken care of with pain relief medication when necessary.
Swelling often peaks around 48–72 hours and bruising/swelling usually improves significantly over 10–14 days, though some puffiness can persist longer.
You’ll see improvement early, but final refinement (scar settling and tissue softening) is usually assessed around 2-3 months.
Bruising/swelling, dryness, temporary asymmetry, and infection are uncommon but possible.
It can recur in some cases depending on the underlying cause and the healing process; we discuss realistic expectations and long-term follow-up.
Common signs include bulging eyes, a “staring” look, dryness/grittiness, redness, swelling, watering, and sometimes double vision. It is found in people with thyroid imbalance, but it can happen even if thyroid blood tests are normal
Active TED means ongoing swelling/inflammation (symptoms can change month to month). Inactive TED means the inflammation has settled and the changes are stable – this is when corrective surgery is planned.
Yes. Severe dryness can damage the clear front layer of the eye, and in rare cases TED can press on the optic nerve. Any drop in vision or increasing pain needs urgent evaluation.
Surgery is usually planned when TED is stable. It may be done in stages – first to reduce bulging, then to correct double vision if present, and finally to correct eyelid position for comfort and appearance.
TED often has an active phase followed by a stable phase. Some symptoms improve with time, but leftover changes may need surgery. Flare-ups can happen, so life-long follow-up is important.
Tear ducts are the drainage channels that carry tears from your eyes into your nose. That’s why your nose can run when you cry.
They can be present from birth (in babies), develop with age, occur after infections or happen due to injury. The most common symptom is constant watering.
Many improve with time and massage. Sometimes treatments such as a gentle opening procedure (probing) or placing a temporary soft tube as per the condition
This is DCR done through the nose using a small camera – so there is no skin cut on the face. It has the same rate of success as open DCR surgery.
Yes. Repeat watering after surgery can be treated. The next step depends on why it failed (scarring, nasal factors, or healing issues) and revision surgery can be planned.
Cancers around the eye are less common than many other cancers, but eyelid skin cancers do occur – especially with long-term sun exposure. Early treatment usually gives excellent outcomes.
They can involve:
A lump that grows, bleeds, forms a scab, doesn’t heal, causes eyelash loss, or changes colour/shape must be checked by an oculoplasty surgeon.
Retinoblastoma is a cancer inside the eye that usually affects young children. A common early sign is a white glow of the eye in photos or noticed by a family member
Many cases can be treated with eye-saving therapies when caught early, while advanced cases may need eye removal to protect the child’s life. It must be managed urgently in ocular oncology specialists.
