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Procedure guide

Eyelid Surgery

Also called: blepharoplasty, eye lift

Eyelid surgery removes excess skin and fat around the eyes to treat hooded lids or under-eye bags. It is one of the quickest-recovery facial procedures.

Average surgeon fee
$3,359
ASPS latest statistics
Presentable in public
10 to 14 days
typical, see recovery below
Cost to you
$0
matching is always free

The two questions

Before anything else

Recovery and cost decide whether eyelid surgery is possible for you at all. Everything else on this page assumes you have answered these two.

Recovery

Most patients are presentable in 10 to 14 days.

Bruising fades within 2 weeks for most.

Cost

The average surgeon fee is $3,359.

That figure is the latest ASPS statistic , and it is the surgeon's fee alone. Anesthesia and the facility are billed on top, and your city moves the total.

The full eyelid surgery cost breakdown

Before you book

What should I ask at a consultation?

Ask about board certification, whether you also have brow descent, and dry-eye risk if you have it already.

We check board certification against public board data and publish the source and the date on every profile. It is free for every surgeon and it is never for sale.

Common questions

What people ask about eyelid surgery

Upper, lower, or both?
Upper lids address hooding, lower lids address bags. Many patients do both at once, and the exam determines what applies.
Will it change how my eyes look?
The goal is a rested version of your own eyes. Discuss the look you want with photos at the consultation.

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The eyelid surgery consult kit

  • The questions to ask at a eyelid surgery consultation, and what a good answer sounds like
  • A cost worksheet that separates the surgeon fee from anesthesia, facility and aftercare
  • How to verify board certification yourself, with the links
  • The red flags worth walking away from

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