Things to Know About Eyelid Surgery on Your Thai Health Vacation

A Thai Health Vacation to Open up Your Peepers

The low cost of eyelid surgery is a major draw for patients who arrive at Thai health vacation retreats.  The area around the eyes is one of the first to betray signs of stress and age. Bags or puffiness in the eyes that are caused by fat deposits in the eyelids can lead to a prematurely older look.  Blepharoplasty (also known as eyelid surgery) is the term given to the procedure that corrects this condition.  Besides puffiness, droopy eyelids can also be set right through eyelid surgery.  Eyelid surgery can also be used to change the naturally creaseless eyelids of Asians to make them seem more “Caucasian” in appearance. 

An estimate of the cost of eyelid surgery does not take into consideration the possibility that the patient may need a forehead lift to treat creases in the forehead and drooping brows.  Both these conditions are not treatable by eyelid surgery which is why the procedure is often used in conjunction with a forehead lift.  As you price procedures, make sure you explore all potential costs. 

Facts About Eyelid Surgery on Your Thai Health Vacation

• Eyelid surgery does not correct crow’s feet, frown lines, furrowed brows or droopy eyebrows. These conditions require separate procedures.
• Blepharoplasty does not erase dark circles under your eyes. Unless you can smudge away dark circles by stretching the skin under your eyes with your fingers, eyelid surgery is ineffective on under eye shadows.
• Eyelid surgery can increase the risk of dry eyes in some patients.
• The procedure will not stop your eyes from aging. However, as far as the cosmetic benefits go, eyelid surgery can last anywhere from seven years to an entire lifetime.
• In extremely rare cases, eyelid surgery has been found to cause blindness.

Medical tourism articles and blogs are a great source of information for those looking to head overseas for eyelid surgery.  Most medical tourism sites have tons of articles that detail the procedure, risks and possible prognoses post surgery.