(technically called blepharoplasty)
Dr. Lacerna’s interview with ABC 7 Suncoast Health Experts on Renuvion and the latest technology that she is providing her patients in Bradenton, Sarasota and West Florida.
The future of Aesthetic Facial surgery is being performed now by Dr. Lacerna at LA Plastic Surgery! Check out this scarless browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with Renuvion helium rf plasma! She will be presenting this very specialized technique at the 2024 Renuvion Users Summit at Aria, Las Vegas!
Eyelid lift surgery (technically called blepharoplasty) is a procedure to remove fat – usually along with excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids. Eyelid lift surgery can correct drooping upper lids and puffy bags below your eyes – features that make you look older and more tired than you feel, and may even interfere with your vision.
However, it won’t remove crow’s feet or other wrinkles, eliminate dark circles under your eyes, or lift sagging eyebrows. While it can add an upper eyelid crease to Asian eyes, it will not erase evidence of your ethnic or racial heritage. Blepharoplasty can be done alone, or in conjunction with other facial surgery procedures such as a facelift or browlift. Some patients also opt for injectable treatments such as Botox.
Blepharoplasty can enhance your appearance and your self-confidence, but it won’t necessarily change your looks to match your ideal, or cause other people to treat you differently. Before you decide to have surgery, think carefully about your expectations and discuss them with Dr. Lacerna. The best candidates for Eyelid Surgery Sarasota are men and women who are physically healthy, psychologically stable, and realistic in their expectations. Most are 35 or older, but if droopy, baggy eyelids run in your family, you may decide to have eyelid surgery at a younger age.
The initial consultation with Dr. Melinda Lacerna at LA Plastic Surgery is very important. She will need your complete medical history, so check your own records ahead of time and be ready to provide this information. Be sure to inform Dr. Melinda Lacerna if you have any allergies; if you’re taking any vitamins, medications (prescription or over-the-counter), or other drugs; and if you smoke. In this consultation, your surgeon or a nurse will test your vision and assess your tear production. You should also provide any relevant information from your ophthalmologist or the record of your most recent eye exam. If you wear glasses or contact lenses, be sure to bring them along.
Dr. Melinda Lacerna is a distinguished figure in the field of plastic surgery, holding double board certification and based in Bradenton, Florida. With over 20 years of dedicated practice, she is the founder and owner of LA Plastic Surgery, The Skin Plasma Center, LA Skin Med Spa, and Elite Aesthetic Surgery Center.
Her specialization in facial plastic surgery including Eye Lid Surgery has positioned her as a leading expert, notably authoring significant works such as the “Non-surgical Facial Rejuvenation and Skin Resurfacing” chapter in the 9th edition of Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery. Additionally, she is in the process of co-editing and contributing to “The Skin Book,” aimed at offering an exhaustive guide on skin and procedures for plastic surgeons. Her prolific output includes numerous publications and ongoing research, further solidifying her reputation in the field.
Traditional lower eyelid lift techniques can cause excessive scarring of the lower lids that make the lids look excessively pulled down and unsightly. This is called a “Cicatricial Ectropion”. To prevent this, Dr. Lacerna pioneered a special surgical technique that improves the appearance of the lower eyelids, without cutting skin, without resulting in external scars. Dr. Lacerna combines a transconjunctival approach (behind the eyelids) to remove excessive fat bags, then uses the power of plasma (renuvion) to tighten the skin from the inside, and Neogen nitrogen plasma resurfacing on the outside. Fat grafting to the tear trough and lid cheek junction can be added to fill in the tear trough hollows, improve the quality of the lower eyelids, correcting excessive pigments or crepey skin quality. Finally, exosomes are applied topically on the delicate eyelid skin to shorten the healing time and further improve skin quality. This is an AWARD WINNING technique that won Dr. Lacerna the Gold Medal Award for “Best Face Presentation” at the International Society of Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS) Olympiad at the World
Congress in Athens, Greece in September of 2023.