Oculoplasty is reconstructive and cosmetic eye-plastic surgery to correct eye problems like Tumours, a watering eye, a disfigured eye, or a pure cosmetic enhancement.
Oculoplasty deals with all the structures surrounding the eyeball to preserve eye sight and also improve the normal facial appearance.
Eye and facial plastic surgery can change your life by enhancing your features, restoring normalcy, rejuvenating your appearance, and most importantly, boosting your self-esteem!
Why should an eye surgeon do Plastic Surgery?
Oculoplastic surgeons first train as ophthalmologists, when they learn in details about the eye. During further higher training, they start to handle plastic surgery. They have the best knowledge about the eye and its surrounding; as eye surgeons, they are also ready to handle the most delicate of structures. These include repair of droopy eyelids, repair of tear duct obstructions, orbital fracture repairs, and removal of tumours in and around the eyes. This combination of skills makes the Oculoplastic surgeons the best to do plastic surgery around the eye.
Oculoplastic surgery is the cosmetic, corrective, and reconstructive surgery of the eye. It manages and repairs problems primarily related to the tissues or structures surrounding the eye, rather than the eyeball itself. These structures include the eyelids, the tear ducts, and the orbit (bony socket surrounding the eye).
Blepharoplasty, also known as an eyelift, removes excess skin and fat in the upper eyelids and excess fat in the lower lids. The procedure can also be done on just the upper or lower eyelids. It may be accompanied by an eyebrow lift and cheek lift as well. This procedure is done for cosmetic beautification.
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Eyelids
Eyelids normally have a single row of eyelashes on the upper (average 150 lashes) and lower lids (average 75 lids), pointing outwards away from the eye. The spectrum of eyelid problems includes eyelid malposition, lid lacerations, and finally, inflammatory, benign and malignant conditions
Droopy Eyelid (Ptosis):
Ptosis is drooping of the upper lid. It can occur as a result of birth defect, injury, muscle disorder, nerve disorder, or simply due to aging. It gives a sleepy appearance, and can even obstruct vision if severe. Ptosis may also cause excessive forehead wrinkling, abnormal head posture such as chin elevation, and eye fatigue. In children below 8 years of age, severe droop might obstruct development of vision leading to a lazy (amblyopic) eye thus reducing vision. In adults, droopy eyelid is mainly a cosmetic concern. Surgery can correct this problem by repairing the muscle that lifts the eyelid. Several surgical options are available, and the type of surgery used depends upon the severity of the droop. After evaluation, your specialist will decide which surgery best suits your need. Health insurance will cover the costs of ptosis surgery, if it was acquired later in life. Any congenital deformity (present since birth) is not covered by insurance.
Entropion :
Entropion is in-turning of the eyelid.The eyelashes rub on the eye and cause pain and watering; treatment is by surgery
Ectropion is turning outwards of the eyelid margin, causing redness and watering
