{"id":118027,"date":"2026-11-02T23:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T23:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/blepharoplasty-and-the-myth-of-the-surgical-look\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T23:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T23:33:30","slug":"blepharoplasty-and-the-myth-of-the-surgical-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/plastic-surgery-en\/blepharoplasty-and-the-myth-of-the-surgical-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Blepharoplasty and the myth of the surgical look"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de Contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/plastic-surgery-en\/blepharoplasty-and-the-myth-of-the-surgical-look\/#Blepharoplasty_and_the_myth_of_the_surgical_look\" >Blepharoplasty and the myth of the surgical look<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/plastic-surgery-en\/blepharoplasty-and-the-myth-of-the-surgical-look\/#Where_the_surgical_look_comes_from\" >Where the surgical look comes from<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/plastic-surgery-en\/blepharoplasty-and-the-myth-of-the-surgical-look\/#What_can_change_and_what_does_not_change\" >What can change and what does not change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/plastic-surgery-en\/blepharoplasty-and-the-myth-of-the-surgical-look\/#How_expression_is_protected\" >How expression is protected<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/plastic-surgery-en\/blepharoplasty-and-the-myth-of-the-surgical-look\/#Who_may_be_a_candidate_and_who_may_not\" >Who may be a candidate and who may not<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/plastic-surgery-en\/blepharoplasty-and-the-myth-of-the-surgical-look\/#What_should_be_clarified_before_deciding\" >What should be clarified before deciding<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/plastic-surgery-en\/blepharoplasty-and-the-myth-of-the-surgical-look\/#Medical_review_and_editorial_transparency\" >Medical review and editorial transparency<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blepharoplasty_and_the_myth_of_the_surgical_look\"><\/span>Blepharoplasty and the myth of the surgical look<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Blepharoplasty, i.e., eyelid surgery, is not intended to change a person\u2019s expression. The myth that \u201cblepharoplasty leaves a surgical look\u201d usually stems from a result in which more skin or fat was removed than the eyelid needed, or from an indication that did not distinguish the eyelid from the eyebrow. The clinical goal is to relieve the excess that weighs on the eyes and preserve the shape of the eye.<\/p>\n<p>During consultation, Dr. Jos\u00e9 Ignacio Garc\u00eda Ceballos, MD, FCCP and MRCS I England, Director of Mallorca Medical Group, reviews each case individually. After 25 years of practice in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, what is assessed is not an eyelid \u201ctemplate\u201d, but the relationship between skin, fat, lateral canthal support, eyebrow position and the tear film. What you see at two weeks is not the final result.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_the_surgical_look_comes_from\"><\/span>Where the surgical look comes from<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An upper eyelid that looks too hollow, an artificially high crease, or a lower eyelid that sits away from the eyeball are not \u201cthe normal look after blepharoplasty\u201d. They usually correspond to excessive resection, failure to support the lateral canthus when the eyelid was already lax, or operating on the eyelid when the main descent was in the eyebrow. The <a href=\"https:\/\/secpre.org\/cirugia-de-los-parpados\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SECPRE)<\/a>  reminds us that this surgery removes excess skin and, when indicated, fat or muscle, and that it does not by itself correct crow\u2019s feet or eyebrow droop.<\/p>\n<p>Nor is everything interpreted as \u201csurgical\u201d actually surgical. Swelling, mild asymmetry and a more open look in the first weeks are part of inflammation. That appearance changes. The result should be assessed at rest and in motion, months later\u2014not in the day-seven photo.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_change_and_what_does_not_change\"><\/span>What can change and what does not change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Upper blepharoplasty can reduce excess skin that folds over the eyelid and, in selected cases, improve the visual field when that excess limits it. Lower blepharoplasty can reduce fatty bags that bulge the eyelid. Neither guarantees perfect symmetry, neither eliminates expression lines in the periocular area, and neither replaces a brow lift or a facelift if the issue is higher up or in the midface.<\/p>\n<p>The surgical approach also matters. In the lower eyelid, the transconjunctival approach avoids a skin scar when the issue is mainly fat and there is no excess skin. If there is true skin excess, a transcutaneous approach may be needed, with conservative resection. The clinical information sheet on <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/procedures\/plastic-surgery\/facial-surgery\/eyelid-surgery\/\">blepharoplasty at Mallorca Medical Group<\/a> distinguishes upper, lower and combined precisely because they are not the same indication. The surgical technique is detailed in this <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.com\/en\/blog\/plastic-surgery-en\/blepharoplasty-in-mallorca-complete-guide-to-the-surgical-technique-dr-garcia-ceballos-fccp\/\">guide to the blepharoplasty technique<\/a>, without replacing an in-person assessment.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_expression_is_protected\"><\/span>How expression is protected<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Preserving expression is not a promise of outcome. It is a planning criterion. In Dr. Garc\u00eda Ceballos\u2019 practice, the amount of skin removed is decided with the eye closed and with the patient in a position that does not artificially tighten the eyelid. Removing \u201ca little more just in case\u201d is one of the most common causes of a hollow eyelid or incomplete closure.<\/p>\n<p>In the lower eyelid, the risk that most affects appearance is ectropion: the eyelid margin pulls away from the eye. For this reason, before surgery, canthal laxity and tear film quality are assessed. If there is dry eye, thyroid disease, or already limited eyelid closure, surgery may not be indicated, or may be indicated only partially. Each patient is an individual case. Not every eyelid with bags should be operated on.<\/p>\n<p>Fat is not routinely removed either. In some upper eyelids, a tired look comes from a hollow groove, not from excess. Removing that fat worsens the appearance. In the lower eyelid, it may sometimes be advisable to restore part of the volume in the groove, not only resect it. That decision is made in the operating theatre based on what is found, not on a template.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_may_be_a_candidate_and_who_may_not\"><\/span>Who may be a candidate and who may not<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The typical candidate is an adult in good general health, with demonstrable skin or fat excess, realistic expectations, and sufficient eyelid closure. A person is not a candidate, or is a candidate with reservations, if they seek to erase all wrinkles around the eye, have uncontrolled dry eye, or attribute to the eyelids a descent that actually corresponds to the eyebrow. The consultation also serves to say when not to operate.<\/p>\n<p>Recovery varies. Bruising and a feeling of tightness are common during the first few days. Stitches, when present, are usually removed around the first week. The final shape of the crease settles over months. During that time, sun protection and follow-up are part of the treatment, not an optional extra.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_should_be_clarified_before_deciding\"><\/span>What should be clarified before deciding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A useful assessment includes photographs at rest and with gaze, examination of the eyebrow, a canthal laxity test, and questions about ocular dryness, allergy, thyroid disease, and medication that affects clotting. Based on this assessment, upper blepharoplasty, lower blepharoplasty, combined blepharoplasty, an associated brow procedure, or no procedure may be indicated.<\/p>\n<p>Mallorca Medical Group sees patients at Cam\u00ed Vileta 46C, Palma de Mallorca. The consultation is not a commercial formality: it is the moment when surgery is accepted or ruled out. To request an appointment with Dr. Garc\u00eda Ceballos, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/mallorcamedicalgroup.ofimedic.com\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book your personalised assessment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n<!-- mmg-editorial-footer -->\n<hr class=\"mmg-editorial-footer-sep\" style=\"margin:2em 0 1em;border:none;border-top:1px solid #ddd;\"\/>\n<section class=\"mmg-editorial-footer\" style=\"font-size:0.85em;line-height:1.45;color:#555;\">\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:1em;margin:0 0 0.6em;color:#444;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Medical_review_and_editorial_transparency\"><\/span>Medical review and editorial transparency<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 0.4em;\"><strong>Medical review:<\/strong> Dr. Garcia Ceballos, 070707770, specialist in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery<\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 0.8em;\"><strong>Last review:<\/strong> 2026-11-03<\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 0.6em;\">This content has undergone human review and editorial oversight prior to publication. 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