Q: Dear Dr.DeLorenzi: I’m thinking about to having a lower eyelid tuck. I am worried about possibility of lower white of eye showing , or my eye shape changing. How often does this happen? If it does happen, can it be fixed? What I want is to get rid of the fat bags under my eyes, and also get rid of the extra skin and wrinkles on my eyes. I am in my mid-50′s, and I also have a deep groove underneath the fat bags. Thank you. A: Hi there: What you are describing is called “scleral show”, and it is a sign of an poor result from eyelid surgery. ‘Scleral show’ occurs when lower eyelids have been treated with traditional lower eyelid surgery, often seen with ‘lateral bowing’. What does that all mean? The traditional (read “old way”) of doing eyelid tucks (blepharoplasty) was to cut away some skin [Read more...]

You can have a ‘free’ consultation with my highly experienced, highly trained Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Registered Nurses who can provide you with valuable, unbiased information. These nurses have been trained by me and have many years of experience in the clinic AND in the operating room. They have seen thousands of patients go through the process from the initial consultation, through the surgery and recovery periods, to years and years of followup care, and they know what works. They can offer you some practical woman to woman information, and they can show you photographs of other patients (who have agreed to allow their photos to be shown) but they cannot make a diagnosis for you (that is, after all, my job!!). They are paid a salary, not a commission, so they do NOT have an incentive to book you for something that you don’t want. They are NOT sales people, [Read more...]