Frequently Asked Questions     1. How do I know if I need
cosmetic eyelid surgery?      Cosmetic eyelid surgery is also
known as blepharoplasty. You may need it if:      1. You have
prominent fat pads or bulges in your eyelids (eyebags)     2.
You have an excess of skin in your upper eyelids, draping down
and covering your lid crease, reaching your lashes, or impeding
your central or peripheral vision.     3. You have drooping
upper lids (ptosis)     4. You have sagging lower lids     5.
Your eye brows are drooping down (brow ptosis)     6. You have
asymmetry in your eyelids or eyebrows.   2. What is usually done
during cosmetic eyelid surgery?      In an upper lid
blepharoplasty, excess skin, muscle and fat may be removed. The
upper eyelid crease may be enhanced. In the lower lid, fat
responsible for the bulging, and sometimes a small amount of
excess skin is removed. It is important that only a conservative
amount of skin is removed, to avoid outward turning of the lower
eyelids (ectropion) and retraction o