The surgery is outpatient, can be performed under local anesthesia, assisted by local anesthesiologist general anesthesia or for the convenience, have an average duration of 2 hours.

It is a process, with little bleeding and less pain, intervention can be done individually for eyelids higher or lower, depending on individual characteristics or conduct a full blepharoplasty, ie the four eyelids.

The procedure involves removing excess skin or fat or both. Both the upper eyelid as in the lower withdrew a portion of fat and rearrange the remainder for a better result. For the upper eyelid becomes an incision along the bend, once removed excess skin removed bags of fat and closes the wound with a suture which withdrew a few days later. The scar is hidden in the fold, making it imperceptible.

In lower eyelid surgery technique can be used transconjuntival, this procedure is performed incision in the conjunctiva of the eye, therefore there are no external scars in the skin, avoiding orbicular lesión muscle, responsible for the closure of the eyelid, However in some cases where there are also pockets of excess skin, it's necessary to withdraw and therefore is a technique used by the flange Transcutaneous lower eye.

Postoperative
Initially presented moderate swelling, burning pain and a mild analgesic easily controlled by the previously prescribed by your doctor; may appear changes in the color of skin, which are gradually disappearing until they 20 or 30 days after the surgery. There is a need to withdraw the dots between the third and fifth day. It is normal that Pruritus is filed, excessive tearing associated with healing, feeling asymmetry between the eyelids and a certain difficulty to close their eyes to sleep, all of which symptoms disappear within a few days.
On leaving the clinic is important that the patient makes very delicate movements initially, to prevent bleeding or trigger the formation of a haematoma.

The care that the patient should take after the surgery are:
1. Apply cold compresses to normalize the eyelids and drops to lubricate the eyes if feel resected.
2. Use sunglasses and sunscreen to apply a special eyelids.
3. During the first two to three days there should avoid activities that require a great effort for viewing, like watching television or reading.
4. We should avoid heavy exercise for two or three weeks and the use of contact lenses for the same period.
5. Cleaning carefully eyes.
6. Maintaining the high header to sleep.
7. Avoiding the use of makeup the first 15 days.
8. We recommend a massage digital from the first week to help to lower inflammation.