We understand that having cosmetic surgery can cause you anxiety and worry - even if the procedure is as common and relatively straightforward as eyelid surgery. Our experienced and caring clinical staff will be there with you every step of the way. As well as delivering excellent care and treatment, they’ll answer your questions and provide reassurance if you are worried at any point.

During eyelid surgery, our cosmetic surgeons will correct either an upper eyelid, lower eyelid (including eye bag removal) - or both.

Your surgeon is likely to recommend that you have a general anaesthetic for the procedure - which generally takes one to two hours. It can be shorter than that if you’re just having one eyelid done. You can talk to your surgeon about possibly having a local anaesthetic. This means you’ll be awake during the procedure but only the area around your eyes will be numb.

Blepharoplasty removes excess skin, fat and muscle from around your eyes. For surgery on the upper eyelids, your surgeon will make cuts into the natural lines and creases in the lid and into the laughter lines at the corner of your eye. On the lower eyelids, the cut will usually be just below your eyelashes. This means the scars will run along the eye’s natural folds, hiding them as much as possible. If only fat is being removed and no excess skin, the cut may be made inside the lower eyelid, leaving no visible scar.

The exact position of the cuts will depend on if you are having treatment on your upper or lower eyelid, or both.

They will then remove or reposition excess fat and then the loose muscle and skin.

The surgeon will then finish by applying fine sutures and tiny sterile bandages.