• Below there are are 3 animations as well as a video demonstrating an actual upper eyelid blepharoplasty

Click one of the three Blepharoplasty Animations   

Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty

Internal Approach Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty

External Approach Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty

Upper Eyelid -  Actual Surgery

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  Skin Incision may be made with a

• Traditional steel blade
• Radio-Frequency Ellman
• CO2 Laser
• Colorado Needle

The extremely sharp tip on the Colorado Needle provides improvement in

	1. cutting precision
	2. reduction in tissue trauma
	3. reduction in bleeding

The very small size of the cutting spot and the high concentration of heat generated at the needle tip cause tissue to be dissected cleanly, requiring very low total applied power.

Incisions

• Working through these incisions, the surgeon separates the skin from underlying fatty tissue and muscle. This allows the removal of excess fat, and sagging skin and muscle.

• The eyelid is often closed in several layers

Dermabond® Demonstration

• Click here to see application of Dermabond^® (skin glue)  to close the wound with no visible sutures
  
   

References

• Use of the Colorado MicroDissection Needle by Ian R. Munro, M.A., M.B., B.Chir., F.R.C.S. (C) - The Craniofacial Center, Medical City Hospital, Dallas, TX

  Lower Lid Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty Using the Colorado Needle by Jeffrey C. Popp, M.D, Omaha, NB, Aesthetic Surgery Quarterly, Summer 1996

  Blepharoplasty with Laser, Cautery, or Colorado Needle by Allen M. Putterman, M.D., Professor of Ophthamology, Univ. of Illinois College of Medicine

  Papay FA, et al.      The microdissection cautery needle versus the cold scalpel in bicoronal incisions.  J Craniofac Surg. 1998 Jul;9(4):344-7. PMID: 9780929; UI: 98454214.