Dr. Jean Loftus is a double board-certified plastic
surgeon and is a national authority on plastic surgery. She has
appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and The Today Show, as a vocal advocate
of safety, conscientiousness, and honesty in plastic surgery.
Her book, The
Smart Woman's Guide to Plastic Surgery, is
the #1 best-selling book in the country on plastic surgery. This
book is available online at
amazon.com,
bn.com and
borders.com.
Dr.
Loftus has offices in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. Visit
her website at
www.infoplasticsurgery.com. To schedule a consultation,
you may contact her offices at (513) 793-4000 or (859) 426-5000.
Dr. Loftus just loves getting questions and posting answers. To
submit your question, please follow the link at the bottom of
this page. Even if you just want to send her a comment, she'd
love to hear from you.
Q:
How do you remove bags from under the eyes? What is
the cost and recovery ?
Dr.
Loftus Answers: Bags of the lower eyelids are due to loose
skin, bulging fat, or both. The cause in your case will be determined
by your plastic surgeon when he or she sees you. The remedy for
bags of the eyelids is cosmetic eyelid surgery, also called "blepharoplasty."
Nearly every plastic surgeon offers this procedure, and it is
the second most common cosmetic procedure in this country. The
average cost across the USA for lower eyelid surgery (whether
skin, fat, or both are addressed) is $2,500. The average cost
for surgery of both the upper and lower lids is $4,500. These
fees include surgeon fees, hospital fees, and anesthesia fees.
The recovery is 7-14 days before you will feel comfortable in
public with make-up. Understand that some people resolve their
swelling and bruising sooner, and others later. If you have something
important planned, allow at least 3 weeks for recovery. As far
as how you feel, you may be ready to return to work within 5 days.
Best of luck!
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