Upper blepharoplasty is a procedure to reshape the upper eyelid. It’s great if you’re bothered by hooded upper eyelids for cosmetic or functional reasons. Patients often complain of a tired appearance or heavy looking and feeling upper eyelids or even restricted vision as if they’re wearing blinkers. All of these complaints can be addressed by upper blepharoplasty. I can often do an upper blepharoplasty under local anaesthetic ie. with an awake patient. Some clients like to have some sedation, which takes away the stinging sensation associated with the local anaesthetic injection given at the beginning of the procedure. The procedure will usually take 45mins to complete both sides and patients go home as soon as they are comfortable and recovered after the surgery (usually 1-4 hours after the procedure). Inevitably there is some bruising and swelling after the procedure and there will be a fine line of stitches hidden in the crease of the upper eyelid.  The vast majority of bruising and swelling will resolve within a week. The stitches I use are dissolvable but can be removed in the first 1-2 weeks after the procedure.