Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) in Istanbul

The results are long-lasting rather than permanent. Excess skin removed from the upper lids does not usually come back, but your brows and skin keep ageing, and hooding can return if it came partly from a low brow. Sun protection helps the result last.

Most people return to their usual routine in 1–2 weeks and feel ready to be seen after 10–14 days. Full healing takes a few months, and the scars keep fading over the first year. Your eyes may feel dry or gritty for a few weeks.

Swelling and bruising are most visible in the first few days and fade over a few weeks. The scar can look pink and feel tight for a few months before it settles. Cold compresses and keeping your head raised help in the early days.

ASPS notes that eyelid surgery usually causes little pain. Discomfort is managed with cold compresses and simple painkillers such as paracetamol. Gritty, dry or watery eyes are often more noticeable than pain in the first days, and lubricating drops or ointment ease this.

Not always. Upper eyelid surgery on its own is often done under local anaesthesia, with or without sedation. Surgery on all four lids, or combined with other procedures, may be done under general anaesthesia. The choice is made with you at your examination.

It can, when heavy upper-lid skin hangs over the lashes and narrows your field of vision. Removing that skin can widen your peripheral vision, which is why upper eyelid surgery is sometimes done for medical as well as cosmetic reasons. Your examination shows whether this applies to you.

Leave contact lenses out and avoid rubbing your eyes in the early period. Eye make-up and lenses can usually return once the stitches are out and your surgeon has checked the healing; there is no single date that suits everyone.

Not for a few days, and you need someone to take you home on the day of surgery. Drive again only when your vision is clear, your eyes are comfortable and your surgeon agrees. Swollen lids and watering eyes can affect your view in the first days.

Some dryness for a few weeks is common and usually temporary. People who already have dry eye may need drops for longer, and in severe dry eye, surgery may be advised against. Tell your surgeon about any eye symptoms before your examination.

The upper-lid scar sits in the natural crease and is usually hard to see once healed. Lower-lid surgery from inside the lid keeps the scar hidden; an incision under the lashes leaves a fine line that fades over time. Scars can look pink for a few months first.

If the hooding comes from a dropped brow, eyelid surgery alone will not fully correct it, and a brow lift may be needed, sometimes together with eyelid surgery. Finding where the heaviness comes from is a key part of your examination.

No. Ptosis means the muscle that lifts the eyelid has weakened, and it needs a different operation. Blepharoplasty removes excess skin and fat. Some people need both, and a hidden ptosis can become more obvious after eyelid surgery, so it is checked beforehand.

Bleeding behind the eye is the most serious, though rare: about 1 in 2,000 operations, with permanent vision loss in about 1 in 22,000. It needs urgent treatment, so sudden eye pain or worsening vision after surgery means calling straight away.

ASPS advises waiting 7–10 days after facial procedures, including eyelid surgery, before flying. Plan to stay about 7 days for upper lids under local anaesthesia, so stitches can be removed and you can be checked, and 7–10 days after surgery on all four lids.