More Youthful Eyes: Look as Good as You Feel

Despite most people's hope that they will remain forever young, with age, the skin of the upper eyelids stretches, allowing it to overhang the eyelid. The septum that normally holds the fat pads in the upper and lower eyelids also becomes weaker. This allows the fat that normally surrounds the eye to prolapse forward. The result is the formation of under eye bags and dark circles in the lower eyelids that make you look tired and older than you probably are! The condition affects nearly all of us at one time or another; it is called dermatochalasis.

Dr. Marshak performs surgery to correct the upper lid, which involves a conservative excision of skin and removal of nasal fat pads. This conservative approach prevents a pulled appearance and avoids problems in closing the eye.

He further enhances a youthful appearance by making an incision on the back side of the eyelid and excising fat. This technique avoids scarring on the lower lid and decreases the amount of scar tissue that is formed in the lid. Once again, a conservative amount of fat is excised to avoid a sunken appearance. If necessary, Dr. Marshak tightens the lid by placing sutures in the outer corner of the lid.