Women pride themselves on having a youthful visage completed with sparkling eyes and flawless skin. The reality is that as women age, their skin ages and begins to show the signs of aging such as smile lines and sagging eyelids. Sagging eyelids can create the appearance of tiredness or older age. Loose skin around the eyes also can make the person appear angry or grumpy when in fact their personality is the opposite. Women, desperate to reverse these signs, turn to creams and anti aging serums that falsely promise changes and younger skin in weeks. Rather than wasting money on useless products that do not deliver permanent changes, women should consider having eyelid surgery also known as blepharoplasty. Dr. Pamela Henderson offers blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery for women of all ages in Scottsdale.

What causes my eyelid skin to sag?

Eyelid skin is very delicate tissue that tends to show the signs of aging before other areas of the body and face. As the skin ages, it dehydrates and loses the youthful collagen cells the maintain the skin’s elasticity and spotless glow. Without collagen, the skin cells dehydrate and begin to sag and wrinkle. In addition, with the extra weight gain that often occurs around middle age, extra fat deposits can gather under the skin and create a puffy swollen look. Together all of these changes can make the eyes and face appear older. These changes are difficult to treat and reverse at home because the body’s natural collagen and elastin levels dwindle with age and cannot not increase to the levels that they used to be.

However, with a blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery, Dr. Henderson can shape your face and lids to have the youthful proportions of a thirty-year old without the hassle of multiple surgeries or dozens of injections.

What happens during the procedure?

In order to best help you, Dr. Henderson provides consultations in which she and you will plan out and recreate your ideal face. During this consultation, she will measure your face, eyelids, and eyes to determine the correct proportions and appearance. You can guide her in making her choices by showing her pictures of eyelids or pictures of you when you were younger. On the day of the procedure, before the procedure she will numb the area so that you do not feel any discomfort. She reshapes your lids by creating a small incision and removing any extra skin and fat tissue. After removing the underlying tissue, she may remove extra loose outer skin or reshape the skin so that the eyelid appears natural. Afterwards, she will close the site with micro incisions so that there is no scarring and your eyes are flawless.

The day after

Her procedures take place on an outpatient basis to reduce the cost and time spent in her office. Dr. Henderson will send you home to recover with recovery instructions. It is vital that you follow her guidelines and do not remove any bandages before she instructs you that it is ok. If you suffer any discomfort, she can provide you with cold packs and pain relievers. With her precise and expert techniques, your eyelids are in excellent hands and your new face will last years.

Allow Dr. Henderson’s expert team to reshape your eyelids and life with a simple but transformative blepharoplasty. Visit her website for more information about the procedure or call her office at (480) 596-6886 .