Types of Blepharoplasty Procedures:
Dr. Bryant, a dual board-certified and fellowship-trained facial plastic surgeon, has perfected innovative techniques for your blepharoplasty in Nashville.
Upper Eyelid Surgery
This surgery fixes heavy upper eyelids, addressing age-related crowding that creates a hooded eyelid effect. The procedure removes excess skin and fat and repositions muscle and fat as needed, resulting in well-rested, rejuvenated, youthful eyes.
The incision is discreetly concealed in the eye crease, leaving no visible marks once healed. This surgery can make you look 5 to 10 years younger and can be combined with lower eyelid surgery or a brow lift for enhanced results.
Lower Eyelid Surgery
A common procedure is known as the pinch eyelid surgery technique. This allows your surgeon to remove excess lower eyelid skin without touching the fat layer or muscles beneath it.
This is ideal for giving the eyes a much-need refresher with minimal tissue damage and a surprisingly fast recovery.
A Specialty Technique for Reconstructive Eyelid Surgery
Transconjunctival or Incisionless Blepharoplasty. This lower eyelid procedure is ideal for those with minimal skin excess or in reconstructive cases. It involves making an incision on the inside of the lower lid (conjunctiva) to access the fat, muscle layers, and upper cheek. Fat can be re-contoured or reduced as needed, improving appearance without any external incisions. The quick recovery time ensures minimal to no external scarring.
Transcutaneous Muscle Flap Blepharoplasty
This highly effective procedure combines skin and muscle release from the cheek, addressing "eye bags" and hollows under the eye. Repositioning and sculpting fat pads produces a rejuvenated lower eyelid and upper cheek contour.
This technique offers long-lasting results compared to repetitive filler injections or unstable fat injections. The outcome is refreshed and well-rested eyes, with imperceptible incisions after healing. Temporary dissolving sutures may be used to reduce swelling and provide support during the healing process, resulting in a pleasantly lifted, youthful appearance.
Fat transposition Eyelid Surgery
This eyelid surgery is performed in Nashville at Refine Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics. Instead of removing bags of fat under the eyes, creating a hollow, skeletonized appearance, the fat is moved (or “transposed”) into the hollow tear troughs.
This helps correct under-eye tear trough hollows, where dark circles form. At the same time, it improves heavy lower lids — all-in-one surgery. When filler and skincare treatments are not enough, an outpatient treatment including surgical fat transposition, may be a good option.