Temporal Tuck

There are a number of patients with a very noticeable heaviness to their upper outer eyelids (hooding), sagging to their eyebrows, and drooping corners of the eyes. These patients are excellent candidates for the temporal tuck procedure. It is a most distressing condition to patients, and I am very sympathetic to the need for this surgery and can help you with this.

Patients present to me at many different ages, both men and women, and with the often very consistent features as described above. The anatomy of this problem stems from relaxation of the middle and outer forehead, not so much the center section. The heavy and sagging forehead tissue pushes down the eyelids to where it can be quite severe and require patients to constantly hold up their eyebrows to see (the “surprised look”, and this creates a lot of forehead wrinkles). There is some limitation to what you can see in upward gaze. All this also relates closely to your hair, hairline, hairstyle, your ears, your eyelids, and your eyebrows. These several structures are so intimately associated with each other that it becomes necessary that the many different anatomic features here must be analyzed and addressed prior to your surgery. I will coordinate the features of your anatomy with your expectations, formulate a plan with you, and guide you through this. There are very specific techniques for temporal tuck surgery and I will explain and illustrate all of these to you. Surgery involves a light general anesthetic, performed where I do surgery, which is in a hospital setting. There is an incision in the hairline over the temple region where I make a space down to the eyebrow, release the ligaments, and pull up the tissues. This surgery may need to be combined with upper eye lift surgery at the same time. The surgery is safe and predictable. All the stitches are small and removed in 4-7 days with return to work in as little as 3-5 days, and to some physical exercise in the second week.

I have great expertise in temporal tuck surgery and have performed many of these operations with very natural results that do not make you look different or like a different person, but rather, youthful and bright and refreshed. I spend a great deal of time discussing your anatomy, listening to your expectations, and interpreting for you what your anatomy and tissues will allow me to do in a safe and predictable way. In addition, I consider your body as a whole and I build a system into every facial surgery that, initially, allows you to recover much quicker and, secondly, it serves to preserve your surgical results. This system includes a special diet, special attention to blood clotting, vitamins, supplements, skin products, physical training and knowing what to avoid. Together, all of this allows me to create results that are consistently very beautiful, quick to heal, exceptionally natural, and with minimal incisions, especially in the face; an area of such major importance. I am delighted to surgically provide you with such profound yet natural facial changes, and ones that have consistently so pleased my patients and changed their lives.

Please also read the article on Periorbital Rejuvenation and others in the Articles Section of the website.

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