Eye-opening super-aged society's increasing number of upper eyelid plastic surgery, what are the precautions?
May 13, 2025
With the entry of a super-aged society, interest in having a functionally good eye as well as a better-looking impression is increasing as the age of economic activity increases.
In particular, the demand for eye plastic surgery is increasing significantly among middle-aged people in their 40s and 60s who are actively engaged in social activities and are interested in self-management and appearance.
According to data from the Korean Society of Plastic Surgeons, the ratio of eye plastic surgery for women in their 40s increased 25 percent in 2023 compared to 2018. The number of patients receiving treatment for eyelid drainage, a symptom of drooping eyelids due to aging, is also increasing. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of patients in their 40s or older who received treatment for eyelid sewage more than tripled from 13,179 in 2013 to 39,905 in 2023.
Not long ago, a middle-aged male actor made headlines at a production presentation when he said he had an upper eyelid plastic surgery to convey a wealth of emotions to the audience. He discovered that the right pupil was not visible from a certain angle, and he decided to do upper eyelid plastic surgery because he thought he had to show the learner's pupils.
Surgery that can improve sagging eyes due to aging can be largely divided into upper eyelid plastic surgery and lower eyelid plastic surgery. Upper eyelid plastic surgery involves resecting sagging upper eyelid skin or fat due to aging, and strengthening muscles to create clear eyes if the power to open the eyes is weakened.
In addition to the therapeutic aspect, there is also an aesthetic aspect that relieves deep wrinkles due to sagging skin and muscles, and the upper eyelid plastic surgery can make the upper eyelid that looks heavy smoother and lighter, creating a clear and lively impression. Lower eyelid plastic surgery can be seen as a surgery to remove drooping lower eyelid skin and bulging fat.
The aging of the upper eyelid appears in various forms, such as ▲ if there is both eyelid sewage, eyelid skin sagging, and eyebrow sagging, ▲ if there is eyelid skin sagging and eyebrow sagging, ▲ if there is only eyelid skin sagging, appropriate surgery should be performed depending on the condition.
If eyelid skin sagging and eyebrow sagging are combined, eyebrow sagging should be corrected together, and if only drooping eyelid skin and bulging fat are removed, the gap between the eyelid and eyebrows may narrow, resulting in poor impressions. If the eyelid skin is not saggy and the eyelid spacing is sufficient, the correction effect can be expected just by resecting the skin under the eyebrow.
In addition, even if you do not want double eyelids or want to deform your existing double eyelids during upper eyelid plastic surgery, you can expect to improve your eyes in the desired direction through the eyebrow surgery that removes the skin under the eyebrow.
Since the cause of the eyelid sagging may be due to blepharous sewage, only the eyelid skin may be stretched, or other parts such as eyebrow sagging may have affected it together, it is important to accurately grasp the condition of one's eyes through an examination before upper eyelid plastic surgery, which can also help prevent additional symptoms after surgery.
Middle-aged eye plastic surgery has a purpose of treating functional discomfort such as narrowing the field of view or crushing the eyes, and a cosmetic purpose of improving the dark, tired, and old-looking impression, and more and more people visit ophthalmology due to the side effects of excessive eye plastic surgery, which requires a careful approach.
Kim Ophthalmologist at Plastic Ophthalmology Center said "As the age of social life increases, many people visit the hospital to improve their sagging eyes, and some say the results of the surgery are not satisfactory."For successful surgery, it is very important to accurately grasp the different eye conditions for each individual and determine the surgical method accordingly, rather than chasing the fashionable eye style."
In particular, the demand for eye plastic surgery is increasing significantly among middle-aged people in their 40s and 60s who are actively engaged in social activities and are interested in self-management and appearance.
According to data from the Korean Society of Plastic Surgeons, the ratio of eye plastic surgery for women in their 40s increased 25 percent in 2023 compared to 2018. The number of patients receiving treatment for eyelid drainage, a symptom of drooping eyelids due to aging, is also increasing. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of patients in their 40s or older who received treatment for eyelid sewage more than tripled from 13,179 in 2013 to 39,905 in 2023.
Not long ago, a middle-aged male actor made headlines at a production presentation when he said he had an upper eyelid plastic surgery to convey a wealth of emotions to the audience. He discovered that the right pupil was not visible from a certain angle, and he decided to do upper eyelid plastic surgery because he thought he had to show the learner's pupils.
Surgery that can improve sagging eyes due to aging can be largely divided into upper eyelid plastic surgery and lower eyelid plastic surgery. Upper eyelid plastic surgery involves resecting sagging upper eyelid skin or fat due to aging, and strengthening muscles to create clear eyes if the power to open the eyes is weakened.
In addition to the therapeutic aspect, there is also an aesthetic aspect that relieves deep wrinkles due to sagging skin and muscles, and the upper eyelid plastic surgery can make the upper eyelid that looks heavy smoother and lighter, creating a clear and lively impression. Lower eyelid plastic surgery can be seen as a surgery to remove drooping lower eyelid skin and bulging fat.
The aging of the upper eyelid appears in various forms, such as ▲ if there is both eyelid sewage, eyelid skin sagging, and eyebrow sagging, ▲ if there is eyelid skin sagging and eyebrow sagging, ▲ if there is only eyelid skin sagging, appropriate surgery should be performed depending on the condition.
If eyelid skin sagging and eyebrow sagging are combined, eyebrow sagging should be corrected together, and if only drooping eyelid skin and bulging fat are removed, the gap between the eyelid and eyebrows may narrow, resulting in poor impressions. If the eyelid skin is not saggy and the eyelid spacing is sufficient, the correction effect can be expected just by resecting the skin under the eyebrow.
In addition, even if you do not want double eyelids or want to deform your existing double eyelids during upper eyelid plastic surgery, you can expect to improve your eyes in the desired direction through the eyebrow surgery that removes the skin under the eyebrow.
Since the cause of the eyelid sagging may be due to blepharous sewage, only the eyelid skin may be stretched, or other parts such as eyebrow sagging may have affected it together, it is important to accurately grasp the condition of one's eyes through an examination before upper eyelid plastic surgery, which can also help prevent additional symptoms after surgery.
Middle-aged eye plastic surgery has a purpose of treating functional discomfort such as narrowing the field of view or crushing the eyes, and a cosmetic purpose of improving the dark, tired, and old-looking impression, and more and more people visit ophthalmology due to the side effects of excessive eye plastic surgery, which requires a careful approach.
Kim Ophthalmologist at Plastic Ophthalmology Center said "As the age of social life increases, many people visit the hospital to improve their sagging eyes, and some say the results of the surgery are not satisfactory."For successful surgery, it is very important to accurately grasp the different eye conditions for each individual and determine the surgical method accordingly, rather than chasing the fashionable eye style."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
