{"id":39671,"date":"2026-03-10T21:47:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/eyelid-lift-or-drooping-eyelid-removal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:49:56","slug":"eyelid-lift-or-drooping-eyelid-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissdermaclinic.ch\/en\/eyelid-lift-or-drooping-eyelid-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyelid lift or drooping eyelid removal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201eI have dro\u00ado\u00adping eyelids, do I need an eyelid lift?\u201c <\/em>This is a ques\u00adti\u00adon we hear regu\u00adlar\u00adly. The term \u201edro\u00ado\u00adping eyelid rem\u00adoval\u201c is wide\u00adly used col\u00adlo\u00adqui\u00adal\u00adly, but is medi\u00adcal\u00adly inac\u00adcu\u00adra\u00adte. The cor\u00adrect term is ble\u00adphar\u00adoplasty, i.e. sur\u00adgi\u00adcal eyelid cor\u00adrec\u00adtion. Howe\u00adver, it is not quite that simp\u00adle: not every hea\u00advy upper eyelid is a clas\u00adsic dro\u00ado\u00adping eyelid, and not every eyelid lift only affects excess skin.<\/p>\n

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What are drooping eyelids?<\/h2>\n

Dro\u00ado\u00adping eyelids are defi\u00adned as excess skin on the upper eyelid<\/strong> that par\u00adti\u00adal\u00adly or com\u00adple\u00adte\u00adly covers the natu\u00adral eyelid crease. The\u00adre are many cau\u00adses: loss of skin ela\u00ads\u00adti\u00adci\u00adty, dis\u00adpla\u00adce\u00adment of fat\u00adty tis\u00adsue, a sun\u00adken eye\u00adbrow or sim\u00adply gene\u00adtic pre\u00addis\u00adpo\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon. With incre\u00adasing excess skin, the expres\u00adsi\u00adon can appear tired. In seve\u00adre cases, the eyelid even rest\u00adricts the field of vision.<\/p>\n

Important to under\u00adstand<\/u>: Fat pads around the eye are gene\u00adral\u00adly useful. They pro\u00adtect the eye. It only beco\u00admes pro\u00adble\u00adma\u00adtic when volu\u00adme and skin struc\u00adtu\u00adre no lon\u00adger fit tog\u00ade\u00adther harmoniously.<\/p>\n

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What is an eyelid lift (blepharoplasty)?<\/h2>\n

Ble\u00adphar\u00adoplasty is the gene\u00adric medi\u00adcal term for sur\u00adgi\u00adcal cor\u00adrec\u00adtion of the upper or lower eyelid. Pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres with which we can remo\u00adve excess skin, redu\u00adce or redis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adte fat\u00adty tis\u00adsue and tigh\u00adten fine mus\u00adcle structures.<\/p>\n

The upper eyelid lift is<\/a> per\u00adfor\u00admed along the natu\u00adral eyelid crease and the scar is bare\u00adly visi\u00adble later on. In the lower eyelid, the incis\u00adi\u00adon is made eit\u00adher just below the lash line or, if only fat pads are cor\u00adrec\u00adted, from the insi\u00adde (trans\u00adcon\u00adjunc\u00adti\u00adval). The pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre is per\u00adfor\u00admed on an out\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adent basis under local anes\u00adthe\u00adsia and takes about an hour.<\/p>\n

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So is there any difference at all?<\/h2>\n

In short, \u201edro\u00ado\u00adping eyelid rem\u00adoval\u201c is a form of eyelid lift. The dif\u00adfe\u00adrence lies less in the pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre than in the initi\u00adal situation.<\/p>\n

Dro\u00ado\u00adping eyelids<\/strong>: The term is used col\u00adlo\u00adqui\u00adal\u00adly, is most\u00adly aes\u00adthe\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly ori\u00aden\u00adted and pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly affects the skin.<\/p>\n

Eyelid lift<\/strong>: It is about aes\u00adthe\u00adtic and func\u00adtion\u00adal impro\u00adve\u00adments. The skin, fat\u00adty tis\u00adsue and mus\u00adcles are affected.<\/p>\n

In many cases, the two terms coin\u00adci\u00adde. When peo\u00adp\u00adle say \u201edro\u00ado\u00adping eyelid rem\u00adoval\u201c, they usual\u00adly mean an upper eyelid lift. Some\u00adti\u00admes, howe\u00adver, the actu\u00adal cau\u00adse lies elsewhere.<\/p>\n

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If the eyelid is not the real problem<\/h2>\n

The dro\u00ado\u00adping eye\u00adbrow is often part\u00adly respon\u00adsi\u00adble. If the eye\u00adbrow drops, it pushes the skin down\u00adwards. The upper eyelid appears hea\u00advy or over\u00adhan\u00adging, even if the eyelid skin its\u00adelf is still suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent\u00adly firm.<\/p>\n

In such cases, it is not enough to sim\u00adply remo\u00adve skin from the upper eyelid. A gent\u00adle lif\u00adting of the brow (brow lift)<\/strong> or a com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon of both pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres may be more appro\u00adpria\u00adte. For this reason, a careful ana\u00adto\u00admic\u00adal ana\u00adly\u00adsis is also requi\u00adred befo\u00adre any decis\u00adi\u00adon is made.<\/p>\n

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Upper eyelid and lower eyelid, two different issues<\/h2>\n

The upper eyelid is usual\u00adly cau\u00adsed by excess skin. In the lower eyelid, the focus is often on bags under the eyes, cau\u00adsed by bul\u00adging fat\u00adty tis\u00adsue, sag\u00adging eyelid skin or loss of volu\u00adme in the midface.<\/p>\n

It is not enough to sim\u00adply remo\u00adve skin. If too much tis\u00adsue is remo\u00adved, the result will look unnatural.<\/p>\n

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Are injections an alternative?<\/h2>\n

Hyalu\u00adro\u00adnic fil\u00adlers are not or only very rare\u00adly sui\u00adta\u00adble for the sen\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adve eye area. Swel\u00adling or visi\u00adble irre\u00adgu\u00adla\u00adri\u00adties may occur, par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly on the lower eyelid. Side effects such as lympha\u00adtic con\u00adges\u00adti\u00adon are pos\u00adsi\u00adble. Mini\u00admal\u00adly inva\u00adsi\u00adve pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres such as laser or radio\u00adfre\u00adquen\u00adcy can tigh\u00adten the skin slight\u00adly in some cases, but they are no sub\u00adsti\u00adtu\u00adte for signi\u00adfi\u00adcant sur\u00adgi\u00adcal correction.<\/p>\n

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Why are eyelid lifts currently \u201eon trend\u201c?<\/h2>\n

Video con\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adcing draws more atten\u00adti\u00adon to the eye area than ever befo\u00adre. Social media shows mas\u00adses of fil\u00adte\u00adred faces that hard\u00adly age at all. Men and women are incre\u00adasing\u00adly inte\u00adres\u00adted in eyelid cor\u00adrec\u00adtions. Ano\u00adther reason: func\u00adtion\u00adal limi\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons, such as a rest\u00adric\u00adted field of visi\u00adon, are also being per\u00adcei\u00adved more consciously.<\/p>\n

Sta\u00adtis\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly, around 85% of eyelid cor\u00adrec\u00adtions are per\u00adfor\u00admed for aes\u00adthe\u00adtic reasons and around 15% for medi\u00adcal reasons. Both are legi\u00adti\u00adma\u00adte start\u00ading points, but requi\u00adre honest infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon and a rea\u00adli\u00adstic assess\u00adment of the pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties and risks.<\/p>\n

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What you should know before making a decision<\/h2>\n

Eyelid cor\u00adrec\u00adtion is a vol\u00adun\u00adt\u00ada\u00adry pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre and should remain so. The con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon<\/a> at the Swiss Der\u00adma Cli\u00adnic lasts around 45 minu\u00adtes. We explain ana\u00adto\u00admic\u00adal rela\u00adti\u00adonships, point out rea\u00adli\u00adstic pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties and limi\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons and ask open ques\u00adti\u00adons about expec\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons. Some\u00adti\u00admes good medi\u00adci\u00adne also means advi\u00adsing against a procedure.<\/p>\n

The heal\u00ading pha\u00adse requi\u00adres pati\u00adence: most pati\u00adents are soci\u00adal\u00adly accep\u00adta\u00adble again after two to three weeks. The final result only beco\u00admes appa\u00adrent after seve\u00adral months.<\/p>\n

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FAQ<\/h2>\n

Is an eyelid lift cover\u00aded by basic insu\u00adrance in Switzerland?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only under one con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon: if the\u00adre is a demons\u00adtra\u00adble func\u00adtion\u00adal rest\u00adric\u00adtion, such as a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant nar\u00adro\u00adwing of the visu\u00adal field. In this case, com\u00adpul\u00adso\u00adry health insu\u00adrance (OKP) gene\u00adral\u00adly requi\u00adres an oph\u00adthal\u00admo\u00adlo\u00adgic exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon with visu\u00adal field mea\u00adsu\u00adre\u00adment as a basis. Purely aes\u00adthe\u00adtic pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres are not cover\u00aded and are self-pay ser\u00advices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Can the shape of the eyes chan\u00adge after an eyelid lift?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The aim of a pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal\u00adly per\u00adfor\u00admed ble\u00adphar\u00adoplasty is to res\u00adto\u00adre a clear eyelid con\u00adtour, not to chan\u00adge the shape of the eye<\/strong>. Howe\u00adver, if too much skin or fat is remo\u00adved, the eye may appear unna\u00adtu\u00adral or hol\u00adlow. Modern eyelid sur\u00adgery is the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre tis\u00adsue-spa\u00adring. Less is often more.<\/p>\n

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At what age does an eyelid lift make sense?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00adre is no fixed mini\u00admum age<\/strong>. Some peo\u00adp\u00adle deve\u00adlop pro\u00adno\u00adun\u00adced dro\u00ado\u00adping eyelids at the age of 30 for gene\u00adtic reasons, others much later. What counts are the fin\u00addings: skin qua\u00adli\u00adty, tis\u00adsue struc\u00adtu\u00adre and per\u00adso\u00adnal impairment.<\/p>\n

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When can I return to work and exer\u00adcise after the operation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Light ever\u00ady\u00adday acti\u00advi\u00adties are usual\u00adly pos\u00adsi\u00adble after a few days. Phy\u00adsi\u00adcal exer\u00adti\u00adon, inten\u00adsi\u00adve sport, sau\u00adna or strong sun\u00adlight should be avo\u00adided for around two to three weeks. We will dis\u00adcuss the exact recom\u00admen\u00adda\u00adti\u00adons during after\u00adca\u00adre. The\u00adse depend on the indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal heal\u00ading process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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