Are You a Candidate for Blepharoplasty?

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If you are in good health, have no pre-existing diseases or medical conditions, are mentally and emotionally stable, have realistic expectations and you have loose, sagging, fatty eyelids you may be a good candidate for Blepharoplasty. Most individuals seek out Blepharoplasty in their late thirties to mid forties and up. However, if saggy or fatty eyelids are hereditary you may wish to go undergo this procedure at an earlier age.

If you have Hyperthyroidism, or myxedema, you may not be a candidate for blepharoplasty. No amount of surgery will ever reduce your edema (swelling from fluid retention) of your eye area. Misdiagnosed fullness of the eye area is very dangerous. Please read the risks, complications and contraindications of Blepharoplasty. Also visit our facial plastic surgery forum for more information from patients who may be experiencing the same situation as you are.
"Blepharochalasis is a commonly misused term that should be reserved for a rare familial condition characterized by chronic, recurrent edema of the eyelids with subsequent breakdown of the tissues within the eyelids, including the orbital septum. This causes prolapse of the orbital fat, resulting in drooping of the lid. Blepharochalasis is a functional indication for a blepharoplasty. Dermatochalasis means relaxation of skin. It is associated with the aging process and variable amounts of fat herniation and prolapse. This is part of the normal aging process and is not a functional indication unless there is dermatochalasis causing "pseudoptosis" with superior visual field defect. Blepharoptosis, or the drooping eyelid is caused by a malfunction of the levator muscles. Levator function is measured by blocking the action of the frontalis muscle and measuring the excursion of the eyelid from downgaze to upgaze. Levator excursion from 15-18 mm is considered normal and 10-14 mm is good function."

[dani1]

You say that a person shouldn't undergo blepharoplasy if they have pre-existing diseases or medical conditions. Which diseases and conditions would exclude a person from blepharoplasy?