Aging Eyes

As we age, the soft tissues around our eyes (skin, muscle, and fat) begins to sag causing visual problems and making us look old and tired. Blepharoplasty or eyelid lift can reverse these signs of aging eyes improving your vision and turning back the clock 10 years or more. Check out the photo gallery below to see the transformation of Dr. Strecker’s blepharoplasty patients before and after surgery.

Blepharoplasty

Blepharoplasty or eyelid lift is a delicate surgical procedure involving the soft tissues around your eyes.  Dr. Strecker is a reconstructive and cosmetic eyelid specialist who has been performing blepharoplasty or eyelid lift for more than twenty years.

Dr. Strecker uses the very latest technology including incisional and fractional CO2 to perform blepharoplasty or eyelid lift. Surgery can be performed with local, topical, and oral sedation in his Plymouth office or IV “twilight anesthesia” at his Medicare approved level 3 ambulatory surgery center in Sandwich.

Dr. Strecker performs blepharoplasty for visual conditions (covered by insurance) along with purely cosmetic blepharoplasty (not covered by insurance).  Dr. Strecker performs blepharoplasty or eyelid lift on a wide range of patients both male and female ages 30’s to 80’s.  Most importantly Dr. Strecker understands the subtleties of surgery so his patients maintain their natural look.  This is particularly  critical for male patients who do not want to be feminized but want to keep their masculine appearance AND look 10 years younger.

Before/After Photo Gallery (click on photo for enlargement and slideshow)

Patient #1

40 year old female with skin folds resting on her eyelids.

Before – 40 year old female with skin folds resting on her eyelashes.

After – notice how open her eyes look 3 months after upper lid Blepharoplasty both eyes.

After– Notice how open her eyes look 3 months after upper lid blepharoplasty both eyes.

Patient #2

Patient 2 Before

Before – 38 year old female with excess upper and lower eyelid skin.

After - 3 months after 4 lid Blepharoplasty. The patient looks 10 years younger.

After – 3 months after 4 lid blepharoplasty. Patient looks 10 years younger.

Patient #3

Before – This man was unhappy with his under eye bags resulting from the natural aging process.

Before – This gentleman was unhappy with his lower eyelid bags caused by the natural aging process.

After – After a lower lid lift, this patient looks younger, less tired, and more vibrant!

After – After a lower lid lift, this patient looks younger, less tired, and more vibrant!

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Patient #4

Patient 3 before frontal

Before – 46 year old female wanted to reduce the fullness of her eyelids.

Patient 3 after front

After – 3 months following upper lid blepharoplasty both eyes, patient has a more youthful and defined appearance.

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Patient #5

Before – 63 year old woman with heavy eyelids.

Before – 63 year old woman with heavy eyelids.

After upper lid lift both eyes.

After – Following upper lid lift both eyes.

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Patient #6

Before –74 year old female with excess upper lid skin obscuring her vision.

Before – 74 year old female with excess upper lid skin obscuring her vision.

After – A few months after upper lid Blepharoplasty. The patient looks bright eyes and youthful.

After – A few months after upper lid blepharoplasty. The patient looks bright eyed and youthful.

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Patient #7

Before – Gentleman with excess eyelid skin both eyes.

Before – Gentleman with excess eyelid skin both eyes.

After – After upper lid blepharoplasty both eyes. Patient has better vision and a more youthful appearance.

After – After upper lid blepharoplasty both eyes, patient has better vision and a more youthful appearance.

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Patient #8

Before – 69 year old woman looking tired due to heavy upper lids.

Before – 69 year old woman looking tired due to heavy upper lids.

After – 3 months after upper eyelid lift. Patient looks younger, rested, and natural.

After – 3 months after upper eyelid lift. Patient looks younger, rested, and natural.

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Patient #9

Before – “64 year old woman needs to raise her brow to see around her lid skin.”

Before – 64 year old woman needs to raise her brow to see around her lid skin.

After – 2 months after upper lid blepharoplasty. Patient can now see clearly without having to elevate her eyebrows.

After – 2 months after upper lid blepharoplasty. Patient can now see clearly without having to elevate her eyebrows.

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Patient #10

Before – 67 year old woman with heavy upper lids needing to raise her brow to see.

Before – 67 year old woman with heavy upper lids needing to raise her brow to see.

 After –After upper lid blepharoplasty. Patient can now see without having to raise her brow.

After –After upper lid blepharoplasty. Patient can now see without having to raise her brow.

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Patient #11

Before – This 69 year old woman has difficulty seeing due to excess upper lid skin from aging.

Before – This 69 year old woman has difficulty seeing due to excess upper lid skin from aging.

After – After upper lid Blepharoplasty she looks happier and more youthful.

After – After upper lid blepharoplasty she looks happier and more youthful.

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Patient #12

Patient 4 before front

Before – 63 year old woman with heavy eyelids.

Patient 4 after front

After – After upper lid lift both eyes.

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Patient #13

Before- 70 year old man with droopy upper lids.

Before – 70 year old man with droopy upper lids.

After – Post upper lid blepharoplasty. He sees better and looks younger.

After – Post upper lid blepharoplasty, he sees better and looks younger.

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Patient #14

Before – 67 year old woman looking older than her chronological age.

Before – 67 year old woman looking older than her chronological age.

After – Rejuvenated after upper lid lift.

After – Rejuvenated after upper lid lift.

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Patient #15

Before –72 year old male not happy with his heavy eyelids.

Before – 72 year old male not happy with his heavy eyelids.

After –“Much happier patient following his upper lid lift.

After – Much happier patient following his upper lid lift.

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Patient #16

Before – This 67 year old woman has lid skin hanging over her eyelids.

Before – This 67 year old woman has lid skin hanging over her eyelids.

After – Total transformation after her upper lid Blepharoplasty.

After – Total transformation after her upper lid blepharoplasty.

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Patient #17

Before - 61 year old woman with heavy eyelids affecting her vision.

Before – 61 year old woman with heavy eyelids affecting her vision.

3 months after her upper lid blepharoplasty. The patient looks younger and now has much better vision.

After – 3 months after her upper lid blepharoplasty. The patient looks younger and now has much better vision.

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Patient #18

Before - This 55 year woman has excess lid skin impairing her vision and aging her.

Before – This 55 year woman has excess lid skin impairing her vision and aging her.

3 months after her upper lid Blepharoplasty, this patient looks more youthful and can see clearly.

After – 3 months after her upper lid Blepharoplasty, this patient looks more youthful and can see clearly.

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Patient #19

Before - This 83 year old man had peripheral visual impairments due to excess lid skin.

Before – This 83 year old man had peripheral visual impairments due to excess lid skin.

3 months post upper lid Blepharoplasty, the excess skin has been removed allowing him to see clearly.

After – 3 months post upper lid Blepharoplasty, the excess skin has been removed allowing him to see clearly.

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Patient #20

Before - The 67 year old patient looks tired due to her heavy eyelids.

Before – The 67 year old patient looks tired due to her heavy eyelids.

3 months after her Upper lid Blepharoplasty, this patient looks bright-eyed and rejuvenated.

After – 3 months after her Upper lid Blepharoplasty, this patient looks bright-eyed and rejuvenated.

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Patient #21

Before - This 64 year old man has heavy eyelids, obstructing his peripheral vision.

Before – This 64 year old man has heavy eyelids, obstructing his peripheral vision.

2 months after upper lid eyelid surgery, this patient's eyes have opened up allowing him to see more clearly.

After – 2 months after upper lid eyelid surgery, this patient’s eyes have opened up allowing him to see more clearly.

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Patient #22

Before - This 58 year old woman was unhappy with her heavy upper lids.

Three months after upper eyelid surgery, this patient is thrilled with her improved peripheral vision and her new youthful looking eyes.

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Patient #23

Before - This man suffers from impaired vision due to heavy, sagging upper eyelids.

Before – This man suffers from impaired vision due to heavy, sagging upper eyelids.

3 months after surgery, this patient is free from excess upper eyelid skin and is able to have clear vision.

After – 3 months after surgery, this patient is free from excess upper eyelid skin and is able to have clear vision.

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Patient #24

Before - This woman was unhappy with her heavy lids, which affected her peripheral vision.

Before – This woman was unhappy with her heavy lids, which affected her peripheral vision.

After upper eyelid surgery, this patient has a natural, bright-eyed look and now has restored peripheral vision.

After – After upper eyelid surgery, this patient has a natural, bright-eyed look and now has restored peripheral vision.

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Patient #25

Before - This woman suffers from impaired vision due to excess eyelid skin.

Before – This woman suffers from impaired vision due to excess eyelid skin.

3 months after upper eyelid surgery, this woman's vision has been restored while taking years off her appearance.

After – 3 months after upper eyelid surgery, this woman’s vision has been restored while taking years off her appearance.

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Patient #26

Before - This patient said that her heavy eyelids were disrupting her vision and impairing her ability to drive comfortably.

Before – This patient said that her heavy eyelids were disrupting her vision and impairing her ability to drive comfortably.

After upper eyelid surgery, this patient can see much more clearly and looks bright-eyed and alert.

After – After upper eyelid surgery, this patient can see much more clearly and looks bright-eyed and alert.

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Patient #27

Eyelid surgery typically lasts at least 10 years before the aging process begins again. This patient had eyelid surgery 12 years ago and still looks great!