Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)

Upper and lower eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) performed by Dr Glenn Murray at Absolute Cosmetic Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia. Removes excess eyelid skin, reduces hooding and puffiness, and rejuvenates the periorbital area. Upper blepharoplasty may be Medicare-rebatable where functional visual field obstruction is documented. Indicative pricing from $1,449 AUD.

Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) at Dr Glenn Murray's Absolute Cosmetic clinic in Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, addresses the most common early signs of facial ageing around the periorbital area — excess upper eyelid skin (dermatochalasis) that hoods the lid margin and can impair the superior visual field; lower eyelid puffiness from prolapsed orbital fat through a weakened orbital septum; and the hollowed, dark-circle appearance caused by volume loss and skin laxity in the infraorbital zone. Upper blepharoplasty removes the redundant eyelid skin through an incision placed precisely within the natural supratarsal crease, making the resulting scar virtually invisible once healed. Where documented functional impairment of the superior visual field is present and confirmed by visual field testing, upper blepharoplasty may attract a Medicare Benefits Schedule rebate under the relevant item numbers — a consideration worth raising at the consultation for patients with significant hooding. Lower blepharoplasty can be approached via a subciliary external incision (allowing skin removal in addition to fat repositioning) or the transconjunctival route (incision inside the lower lid, invisible externally, suited to fat-only correction without excess skin removal). Dr Glenn Murray (MBBS University of Western Australia 1993, FRACGP) has over 30 years of full-time cosmetic medicine experience and performs blepharoplasty at the WA Health Department-licensed Nedlands day hospital — the first in Western Australia to achieve Cosmetic Standards accreditation. The indicative starting price of approximately $1,449 AUD derives from aggregator data and should be confirmed at the pre-surgical consultation, where the total cost including theatre and anaesthetic fees will be quoted. Recovery from blepharoplasty typically involves seven to ten days before returning to social activities, with residual bruising resolving over two to three weeks.