How can I expect my eyes to look over time?

Lids, goals and healing ahead

How your eyes will look in the years ahead depends on your lids, your goals and your healing. Your surgeon can describe what to expect, and a good consultation includes that conversation.

Check what you hear about recovery and cost against these sources

Compare what you hear at the visit with a few sources. The Stanford Health Care page on eyelid lift, or blepharoplasty is one overview. The NHS page on eyelid surgery is a second overview to compare with the first. If drooping of the upper lid is part of your concern, a systematic review and meta-analysis on conjoint fascial sheath suspension for blepharoptosis is a technical read to bring to your surgeon. For budgeting, the cost page from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons is a place to start.

Asking about early and later changes

• What changes should I expect early on, and what should I expect later?
• Which results are likely to last, and which may change as I age?
• Would you show me photos of patients with eyes similar to mine?
• What follow-up do you recommend, and how often?
• What would a later touch-up involve and cost?

Long-term change is the surgeon's call

Only your surgeon can say how your eyes are likely to change.