For complete eye health, your eyelids need to be as healthy as your eyes. Eyelid position is also important to your appearance. Excess eyelid skin, droopy eyelids or eyelids that turn inward or outward are common problems, causing discomfort and even possibly limiting vision. Fortunately, such eyelid conditions are correctable by surgery.

Excess Eyelid Skin

Over time, many people develop excess eyelid skin.  Eyelid skin is the thinnest skin of the body, so it tends to stretch.

In the upper eyelid, this stretched skin may limit the peripheral field of vision and may produce a feeling of heaviness and a tired appearance.

The excess skin in the upper eyelids can be removed surgically by a procedure called a blepharoplasty to improve the peripheral field of vision and other symptoms. Removal of the excess skin in the upper eyelid may improve appearance. If excess fatty tissue is present, it may be removed at the same time.

We offer both cosmetic and medical blepharaoplasty surgery. Blepharaoplasty self-pay is $1,000 for the bilateral procedure.

Ectropion:  Outward Turning of the Lower Eyelid

Stretching of the lower eyelid with age allows the eyelid to droop downward and turn outward. Eyelid burns or skin disease may also cause dryness of the eyes, excessive tearing, redness and sensitivity to light and wind. Surgery may restore the normal position of the eyelid, improving these symptoms.

Entropion:  Inward Turning of the Lower Eyelid

Entropion also occurs most commonly as a result of aging.  Infection and scarring inside the eyelid are other causes of entropion.  When the eyelid turns inward, the eyelashes and skin rub against the eye, making it red, irritated and sensitive to light and wind.