Is thread embedding suitable for swollen eyelids?

Puffy eyelids refer to some swelling above and below the eyes. This condition will affect people's mental outlook, so people with puffy eyelids will generally try every possible way to change it. If you want to adjust it through medical plastic surgery, are puffy eyelids suitable for thread embedding? First of all, you need to understand why you have puffy eyelids. If it cannot be changed, you can improve it through surgery.

1. What is puffy eye?

Puffy eyes are also called watery eyes and fleshy eyes. In the anatomy of the eye, there is a tissue called the orbital septum, which is a very thin tissue that connects the tarsal plate and the orbital rim. Its function is to separate the eyelid and the orbit. There are three septa in the orbit of the upper eyelid. The middle and inner septa are filled with fat, and the outer septa contain the eye glands.

Puffy eyes are caused by thick fat in the middle and inner septa.

2. Why do we have puffy eyes?

There are two main types of puffy eyes. One is congenital and often has a family history. The other is acquired, caused by aging, drinking water before going to bed for a long time, improper use of eye cream, etc., which leads to relaxation of the orbital septum, protrusion of orbital fat or sagging of lacrimal glands, and the upper eyelids appear bloated and thickened. In severe cases, the outer eye area shows an enlarged eaves-like droop, making the eyes look like triangles and the palpebral fissures become smaller.

(Double eyelid surgery process diagram)

3. How should puffy eyes be changed?

Whether it is congenital "blister eyes" or acquired orbital septum relaxation, it can be corrected through surgery and can be performed at the same time as double eyelid surgery to remove the fat globules and reposition and fix the lacrimal glands, so that the appearance of the eyes can be improved ideally.

Upper eyelid liposuction: Simply put, a needle-tip-sized opening is made in the upper eyelid, and then the eyelid fat is extracted. Then you can see the third picture. There was only a tiny needle hole right after the operation, but after a month, there was no mark at all when the eyes were closed. Your eyes are free of puffy eyes without you noticing.

The effect of eyelid liposuction surgery: There will be no rebound after upper eyelid liposuction, because the number of fat cells in adults is fixed. Eye swelling mainly depends on the size of fat cells. By physically reducing excess superficial and deep fat cells and restraining the growth of fat cells, upper eyelid liposuction can avoid rebound and maintain the effect for life.

If the puffy eyes are caused by fat, liposuction can solve the problem. By removing the excess fat from the upper eyelid, you can achieve a good effect in removing the puffy eyes.

However, if there is hypertrophy of the orbicularis oculi muscle, then surgery is required to treat the puffy eyelids. The skin of the upper eyelid should be cut open, and the excess fat and hypertrophic orbicularis oculi muscle of the upper eyelid should be removed at the same time under visual conditions.

The best way to get rid of puffy eyes is to have double eyelid surgery. Incisional blepharoplasty is the most popular method of double eyelid surgery. It is basically suitable for people of all ages seeking eye plastic surgery, and the effect can last the longest after surgery. The incision method can remove excess skin and excess fat around the eyes, so it is suitable for single eyelids, loose upper eyelid skin, asymmetry, excess fat, etc.

So it is not just suitable for puffy eyes. Anyone who feels that their double eyelids are asymmetrical or droopy can consider double eyelid surgery.