Upper
blepharoplasty.

What upper blepharoplasty actually changes

As the upper eyelid ages, the thin skin stretches and becomes redundant, folding over the natural crease — sometimes far enough to rest on the lashes. The lid reads as heavy and hooded, the eyes look smaller, and the face looks tired no amount of sleep resolves.

Upper blepharoplasty removes that excess skin — and, when needed, a conservative amount of muscle or fat — through an incision hidden in the natural lid crease, where it fades to near-invisibility. But as Dr. Ahn explains below, hooding is rarely just excess skin, which is why the evaluation matters more than the operation.

You may be a good candidate if…

• Upper lids look hooded, heavy, or make the eyes appear smaller
• Skin folds over the crease, or brushes the lashes
• You're told you look tired or stern when you feel neither
• Applying eye makeup has become harder as the crease disappears
• You're in good general health and have realistic, specific goals

During consultation, Dr. Ahn also checks brow position and tear-film health — a heavy brow or dry eye changes the plan, and missing that is how lid surgery goes wrong.

The technique, in plain terms

Most blepharoplasty here is performed awake under local anesthesia, with light oral sedation if you prefer. You'll feel pressure, not pain. Incisions follow the lid crease and lash line, where they fade to near-invisibility. Fine sutures come out at one week.

Because Dr. Ahn trained first as an ophthalmologist, the operation is planned around how your eye closes, blinks, and protects itself — function is never traded for appearance.