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Eyelid surgery tutorial >> Upper eyelids >> page 2
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The woman pictured
above has had an upper eyelid blepharoplasty. In the after picture, above
right, you can see the platform of her upper eyelid, whereas it was impossible
to see in the before picture above left. Below, I've colored the platform
pink.
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The incision that allows
us to perform this operation is hidden in the upper eyelid crease, an excellent
place to hide the scar. The incision also comes out to the side of the eye
a bit, to hide in the crow's feet. In the diagram above right, I have
traced her incision in black. It's very hard to spot the scar in the color
photo above left.
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When the
eyelid opens, the excess skin of the eyelid bunches up above the lashes, and over the years, with
the bunching and the loss of elasticity that normally occurs with aging skin, the eyelid skin develops what we call "crepe paper"
wrinkling. "Crepe paper," because the skin has those tight
cross-hatchy wrinkles reminiscent of crepe paper. Removing the excess skin
takes away much of that crepe paper appearance to the eyelids. Her upper
eyelid skin appears smoother in the after picture.
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