Blepharoplasty is sometimes performed at the same time a face-lift or brow-lift is done because the client does not like the appearance of the eyes. This procedure may also be done because:
1. There is an interference with vision.
2. The procedure improves the results of the face-lift or brow-lift.
3. The procedure improves the client's ability to blink sufficiently.
4. The client wants to remove ethnic characteristics of the eye.
There is an interference with vision.
Rationale: Blepharoplasty is often performed for cosmetic reasons when the client does not like the appearance of the eyes. This reason would include removing ethnic characteristics and improving the results of a face-lift or brow-lift. It may be also performed because there is an interference with the client's vision; with aging, there is location of fat, loss of skin elasticity, and excess muscle around the eye. The excess skin and fat, and occasionally a portion of the orbicularis oculi muscle around the eye, are removed. Blepharoplasty is not related to the client's ability to blink.
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