What are hooded eyes?

What is the best treatment for hooded eyes? 

Blepharoplasty, the surgical removal of excess skin on the eyelid, is the best treatment for hooded eyes. It is also one of our most requested treatments here at the Cadogan Clinic.

This procedure will revitalise tired-looking eyes. The treatment is quick, and it is possible to tighten the eyelids and reduce, reshape and lift the eyelid skin in just 45 minutes.

Blepharoplasty is basically skin deep and there is little pain in the post-operative recovery phase. Any discomfort is minor and can be controlled with simple pain relief and eye ointments provided by your surgeon at the Cadogan Clinic.

Most patients need no analgesia at all after this surgery. Any feeling of grittiness after surgery can be treated with the eye ointment which will be given to you at the time of the procedure. Patients recover incredibly quickly after surgery, but post-operative bruising can persist for up to 10 days.

We would advise you to rest, avoid putting your head down and to add an extra pillow at night, so that any swelling or bruising settles quicker. We do have patients who completely disregard this advice, without long-term issues and go back to full work or off on holiday the following day. We do however, like to see the patients to remove stitches a few days later.

Blepharoplasty is suitable for both men and women.