Brow Lift and Eyelid Plastic Surgery in Kansas City
Your eyes are often the first feature that people notice when they meet you. If loose skin caused by aging or sun damage has caused the skin around your eyes to become wrinkled, puffy, or droopy, you may be perceived as tired, angry, or older than you really are. Brow lift and eyelid plastic surgery, available to the Overland Park and Kansas City patients of Dr. J. David Kriet, are two procedures that have been developed specifically for frown lines and baggy, droopy eyelids.
Eyelid Plastic Surgery (Blepharoplasty)
The skin around the eyes and eyelids is very delicate and shows signs of aging much sooner than skin in other areas of the face. Blepharoplasty, or eyelid plastic surgery, can help Kansas City patients to correct drooping upper eyelids; under-eye bags can also be reduced and firmed up with eyelid plastic surgery. With smoother, younger-looking skin, your eyes will brighten up your whole face.
The incisions for upper eyelid plastic surgery are easily hidden along the naturally occurring creases in the upper eyelid. If your procedure will involve the removal of skin and tissue below the eyes, Dr. Kriet will place the incisions just beneath the lower eyelashes.
After making the incisions, Dr. Kriet will contour the underlying muscle and tissue before closing the incision with tiny sutures, leaving the skin smooth and tight. Eyelid plastic surgery is typically performed at our Kansas City practice as outpatient surgery; depending on the extent of surgery required, the procedure usually takes 30 minutes to two hours and can be performed under light sedation.
Brow Lift Surgery
A brow lift, or forehead lift, is a surgical procedure that smoothes out the forehead, while reshaping the brow and upper eyelids. It may also reduce frown lines. The brow lift procedure is one of the most rewarding for many patients since Dr. Kriet often performs the surgery endoscopically to minimize incisions and may combine the brow lift with blepharoplasty or traditional face lift procedures.
In the endoscopic brow lift, Dr. Kriet begins by making a series of small incisions hidden in the hairline. He then uses a small telescope and video monitor to visualize important structures while reshaping the brows. The incisions are then closed with surgical clips and an elastic bandage is applied overnight. Dr. Kriet is also well versed in the traditional coronal and hairline brow lift procedures and customizes the technique to the anatomy and desires of each individual patient.
Often a brow lift is all that is needed to make our patients look years or even decades younger. To find out if you are a candidate for eyelid plastic surgery or brow lift, contact the Kansas City practice of Dr. J. David Kriet to schedule a consultation.
To find out if you are a candidate for brow lift or eyelid plastic surgery, contact the practice of J. David Kriet, serving Kansas City, Overland Park, and all of Johnson County.
Endoscopic Brow Lift
Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty & Endoscopic Brow Lift
I would like to thank each of my patients for graciously allowing us to incorporate their photographs into this Web site for patient education.
-Dr. Kriet