Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery)

Blepharoplasty on the Sunshine Coast QLD to correct excess upper eyelid skin (dermatochalasis), under-eye bags, or lower eyelid laxity affecting appearance and peripheral vision. Upper and lower blepharoplasty available as standalone or combined procedures. Performed under local anaesthesia with sedation or general anaesthesia. Medicare rebates may apply when upper eyelid hooding impairs the visual field.

Blepharoplasty at Sunshine Coast Plastic Surgery addresses both functional and aesthetic concerns of the upper and lower eyelids for patients across Queensland, Australia. The upper eyelids are most commonly affected by dermatochalasis — a condition in which excess skin accumulates in the upper lid fold due to loss of skin elasticity with ageing, creating a heavy, tired, or aged appearance and, in more pronounced cases, hooding of the upper visual field. Upper blepharoplasty involves excision of the excess upper lid skin through an incision precisely placed in the natural supratarsal crease (the upper lid crease), ensuring the scar is concealed within the natural fold when healed. Where significant fatty prolapse into the upper lid is contributing to fullness, a conservative amount of fat may also be removed or redistributed. When upper lid hooding meets Medicare clinical criteria — specifically, a reduction in the superior visual field to below the threshold defined in the Medicare Benefits Schedule — a Medicare rebate applies to the procedure, meaningfully reducing out-of-pocket costs. The lower eyelids may be addressed for under-eye bags caused by herniation of the lower orbital fat compartments through a weakened orbital septum, lower lid skin laxity and fine rhytids, or a combination of both. Lower blepharoplasty uses either a transconjunctival approach (incision inside the lower lid, invisible externally, suitable for fat-only correction without skin excess) or a subciliary approach (incision just below the lower lash line, used when skin and muscle resection is also required). Upper and lower blepharoplasty can be performed at the same session under local anaesthesia with sedation (suitable for blepharoplasty-only procedures) or under general anaesthesia when combined with facelift or other procedures. Recovery involves bruising and swelling resolving over one to two weeks; most patients are socially presentable at ten to fourteen days. Results from blepharoplasty in Queensland are associated with lasting five to ten years for upper lids and longer for lower lids depending on the technique used.