How do I choose my blepharoplasty surgeon
is a common question that patients ask me
and with this video I’m going to give you a few suggestions
points to help us, to help you make the right decision for you.
And blepharoplasty, it’s a common facial cosmetic procedure,
and in good hands it can result in a
natural rejuvenation with a relatively fast recovery
and patients are very happy after the surgery.
Having said that we've all seen celebrities
who look very different after plastic surgery,
and often it’s their eyelids that have been changed
throughout the course of the surgery
and more than 20% of all the eyelid surgery I do
is revision surgery from patients who had surgery elsewhere.
So it does require you taking some time
and doing some research to find the best surgeon for you.
So in terms of tips that I would take into account
when finding the right blepharoplasty surgeon for you,
firstly I’d look for a surgeon who specializes only in the face
and body plastic surgeries such as breast surgery,
body surgery are surgeries of centimetres;
eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty is really surgery of millimetres.
Us as human beings can see the differenceof less than
1 millimetre between the right and left sides of the eyes.
And so, it’s important to find a surgeon
who really specializes in this area
and does a lot of this surgery.
Secondly, the artistic ability
or techniques of different surgeons vary
and a good way to identify
the artistic merits of your potential surgeon
is to look at their before and after photographs
and see how that relates to you.
Another way is also to request to speak to the past patients.
This is a more contemporary view but asking your surgeon
to speak to a patient of his who’s already undergone surgery,
is a way of reassuring you and making sure that the,
your surgeon is going to take good care of you
during the procedure and the aftercare.
Another aspect is choosing a surgeon
who specializes in cosmetic surgery
as opposed to reconstructive surgery.
Cosmetic surgery really is a surgery of millimetres
and the techniques and skills required
to perform excellent cosmetic surgery
can be quite different to reconstructive surgery,
such as tumour repair, trauma repair,
which the cosmetic result is only secondary to the functional outcome;
the sort of, when we look at the detail of cosmetic surgery
around eyelid surgery, there’s a very large number of potential procedures.
Just to give you an example, there’s upper blepharoplasty,
lower blepharoplasty, hidden incision,
Transconjunctival blepharoplasty, male blepharoplasty,
Asian blepharoplasty,
associate techniques such as fat transfer, fat transposition,
CO2 laser, and many other types of eyelid surgery as well
And so you really want to find
a surgeon who specializes in all of these eyelid techniques
to ensure that they can give you the best possible result
and a natural looking rejuvenation.
Another aspect is revision surgery and all surgeons
who perform surgery will have a degree of patients
who require revision surgery, but you don’t want to have,
to have revision surgery unless it’s absolutely necessary.
You really want to have a surgeon who has a relatively
low chance of revision surgery, over 20% of all the surgery
that I do in terms of blepharoplasty is
revision blepharoplasty for patients who’ve had surgery elsewhere,
and that can be in the UK or even abroad.
Another aspect is reading online reviews and literature
about your potential surgeon.
In this day and age, we really live in a world of transparency
and there’s so much information out there about potential surgeons,
and you can do a significant amount of research
before even going to a consultation.
The final aspect I would say is communication
and it’s important that you feel rapport with your potential surgeon
and you have a feeling that that surgeon is listening to you
through the consultation process,
can achieve what you’re looking to achieve
and also will be there for you after the surgery,
And something that I take a great deal care of
is seeing every one of my patients throughout the post-operative period,
and that is important to the patients who I treat.
So, I think overall, take your time when considering Blepharoplasty,
do sufficient amount of research to find the best surgeon for you,
because it’s worth it.
Your face is, is important
and it’s better to do this surgery once and do it well,
and so I would take your time
and research your potential surgeon before undergoing blepharoplasty.
I hope this information has been useful for you,
and if it has, I would be grateful if you were to give me a thumbs up,
and I look forward to doing future videos in the future.