• Eyelid surgery or eye bag removal is a surgical procedure to correct drooping, sagging or 'heavy' upper or lower eyelids, particularly if they impair vision, and to eliminate folds of skin under the eyes to restore a youthful "wide awake" look to the eyes.

• Eyelid can not remove wrinkles, crow's feet or dark circles, or lift sagging brows.
• See information on dermal fillers, wrinkle treatments or brow lifts for correcting these.

• Eyelid surgery can be carried out on upper, lower or both eyelids
• Your surgeon will make a cut along the natural lines and folds of your eye socket while you're under a local or general anaesthetic
• The excess fat, skin and muscle are removed and the cut is then carefully stitched together.
• The overall procedure will take around one to two hours to complete
• You may be asked to stay overnight in hospital to minimise the swelling and bruising afterwards

• Although some people return to work in four to five days, you should allow one to two weeks to recover fully.

• Side effects are usually temporary and can include bruising and swelling, blurred vision for a few days, dry and itchy eyes.

• Eyelid surgery is considered a permanent solution for the correction of drooping eyelids and under-eye bags, although the skin around your eyes will continue to age in the normal way.

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