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- Rejuvenation I
- Rejuvenation II
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Essays >> Rejuvenation I >> page 10
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What do I do about my crow's feet? |
| The crow's feet and also the fine "crepe paper" wrinkling that develops on the lower lids are treated with a skin peel. |
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She didn't have any excess skin in the upper eyelids, and she didn't have any
excess fat in the lower lids. Since her only problem was the wrinkling in the lower eyelid and
in the crow's feet area, she had only a peel to correct her problem.
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So the eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) and the skin peel are used for different problems. The surgery is for the bulges of fat in the lower lids and the excess skin in the upper lids. The peel is used to reduce the wrinkling that occurs on the lower eyelids and in the crow's feet area. It is very common for someone to have both the lower eyelid surgery and the peel. Usually, we wait about six weeks after the lower eyelid surgery before proceeding with the peel. The peel will have its greatest effect on the lines that are present when your face is at rest. You will still be able to create wrinkles when you actively smile or squint. |
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When the
problem is wrinkles, the solution is the peel.
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At what age can I have my eyelids done? |
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This operation is usually performed on people
in their forties, fifties and sixties, when the signs of aging are evident enough that the benefit
obtained is a fair trade for the cost and minuscule risks of surgery.
There is no upper age limit for having eyelid surgery. Also, hereditary fat protrusions, especially in the lower eyelids, can make someone as young as twenty a good candidate for lower eyelid surgery. |
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