BEFORE: At your consult, you’ll share what bothers you most and what “natural” means to you. Expect photos, a lid and eye-surface check, and a review of your medicines, vitamins, and habits. You may be asked to pause certain supplements that can raise bruising risk, and to stop smoking since it slows healing. If you wear contacts, plan to use glasses for a short time. Set up a recovery spot with extra pillows, clean gauze, and easy ice packs. Plan for rides, simple meals, and a few quiet days at home. In Miami’s heat and sun, big sunglasses, a hat, and staying in the shade help you feel better and protect the skin while it’s tender.

DURING: Eyelid Surgery is usually done in a surgical suite with careful eye protection and steady monitoring. Your comfort plan may use local numbing with relaxing medicine or full anesthesia, based on how much is being treated. The surgeon places cuts in natural folds or inside the lid, then removes extra skin and smooths or shifts fullness to reduce bags. Muscle can be refined when needed, and the crease is shaped to look even. If the lower lid needs extra support, a small tightening step may be added to keep the edge snug to the eye. Most cases take about one to two hours, then you rest in recovery until it’s safe to go home.

AFTER: Expect tightness, swelling, and bruising that fades day by day. Cold packs, head elevation, and gentle walking help. Your eyes may feel watery, dry, or gritty, so drops or ointment are often used for comfort. Blurry vision can happen early from ointment or swelling, so skip driving until you feel clear and steady. Most people return to desk work within about a week, and feel much more social by weeks two to three. Heavy exercise, bending, and pools should wait until you’re cleared. As the weeks pass, scars soften and the final shape keeps refining for months, especially in the lower lid where puffiness settles slowly.