Question:
I am male, 55 years old and have a tired appearance most of the time. I believe it is due to permanent circles under my eyes. I have been looking into blepharoplasty. It looks like you remove the fat that is causing the circles. But wouldn’t that create loose skin? Do you remove some skin as well?
Answer:
To answer your question we essentially tailor the procedure to the individual for blepharoplasty whether it is a male or female. Some patients have excess skin, some have bulging fat, and others have primarily volume loss. For that reason, the procedure is typically a combination of removing some of the fatty tissue in the areas that are puffy or bulging in conjunction with a fat transfer and usually some skin removal. Naturally, we would need to see a patient to determine the best course of action. We refer to this as blepharoplasty but again blepharoplasty really just refers to improving the appearance of the eyes with surgical correction. The actual surgical maneuvers or the modalities used vary with the individual depending on what it is that actually makes them look tired or aged.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.