The eyes are the windows to the soul. They should be your best feature. For women, they should be jewel-like with a hint of mystery. For men, the eyes should reveal both your charm and a serious side. Perhaps you are aware that your eyes are not as bright as they should be or as they once were? You may wonder what makes an eye bright or sleepy? If you have been searching for answers and the right cosmetic eyelid surgeon to find what is best for you, and upper eyelid surgery (upper blepharoplasty) may be the answer.
Above all else, Dr. Steinsapir helps you understand your issues and the best eyelid procedures we offer to address your concerns. He is widely respected as a plastic surgeon and an innovator who brings individualize personal care and a unique problem-solving approach to bear on your eyelid issues. He personally analyzes your face and eyelids to develop a plan that will address your anatomy so you can achieve your personal goals-no cookie cutter surgery here.
Some eyelid surgeons think of eyelid surgery as a simple procedure that removes skin, muscle, and fat. However, often this type of surgery does not make us look more youthful. Subtractive surgery can actually make the eyes look inauthentic, depleted, and in some cases less youthful. The youthful eyelid is relaxed, structured, full, and frames the eyes so they are bright. Traditional eyelid surgery does not restore the youthful structure. Dr. Steinsapir has developed advanced methods that emphasize restoring the eyelid structure rather than just removing skin, muscle, and fat.
Planning your surgery begins with a person-to-person meeting with Dr. Steinsapir. Dr. Steinsapir does not believe that planning surgery can reasonably be performed by email, phone consultation, or skype. He might miss some business, but he knows that there is no substitute for the information that is gathered in a one-to-one personal consultation. We encourage you to send us your photographs to determine if you would benefit from that consultation with Dr. Steinsapir. Your consultation for eyelid surgery typically lasts about an hour, longer if you have previously had surgery. Longer still if you are having problems with prior surgery.
First and foremost, he will want to understand your concerns. What about your eyes bother you? What if anything has you done about your concern in the past? He will want to see past photographs of yourself so by all means, bring your images on your phone, laptop, iPad, or photo album. Your general health is critically important and impacts your readiness to have eyelid surgery so this will be carefully explored including what medications you take. Prior eyelid surgery, refractive surgery, contact lens wear affect what you might need and how eyelid surgery should be performed. Dry eye is a very common condition and Dr. Steinsapir is an expert in how to recognize and manage dry eye, and how to optimize surgery to minimize its potential impact on an already dry eye.
With this information, Dr. Steinsapir will discuss with you your options for addressing what is going on with the eyelids. Dr. Steinsapir will help you understand what is going on with the eyelids, what surgery is needed, and how it is best performed. His goal is to help you achieve your look to be your best and most youthful look without a hint of a surgical change. You want people to pay attention to you without being aware that you had surgery.