Oculoplastic surgery is a specialized field that combines the best of both plastic surgery and eye surgery. Oculoplastic surgeons have the most advanced training in eyelid, eyebrow, and surgery of the upper face. This includes the eye socket, known as the orbit. The training to b...
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Dr. Iyengar presents the most current approaches to cosmetic eyelid surgery at a San Diego conference Cosmetic upper eyelid blepharoplasty refers to a surgical procedure that rejuvenates the upper eyelid to decrease the heaviness and excess tissue. It is very important during the...
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Upper eyelid blepharoplasty is the most common office procedure performed by Dr. Iyengar. This is the procedure that involves the removal of excess skin from upper eyelid. Dr. Iyengar has built a national reputation for natural results from this procedure . Additionally, he is of...
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As eyelid specialists, we are often referred patients who have eye irritation that is worse in the mornings. On closer evaluation, they have significant laxity of the eyelids causing them to evert overnight and the eye is irritated from exposure. This syndrome is also associated ...
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In the United States, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the most common eyelid skin cancers that may be diagnosed by your dermatologist or ophthalmologist. Mohs surgery in San Diego is best performed by a dermatologist with specialized training in this procedur...
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Dr. Iyengar with colleagues at the Colorado Oculoplastics Summit, where he gave an invited lecture on eyelid ptosis and blepharoplasty Ptosis refers to one or both eyelids drooping. This is different from dermatochalasis, when patients get blepharoplasty. Ptosis is an actual weak...
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We are the only practice in San Diego that performs blepharoplasty everyday. Upper eyelid blepharoplasty involves the removal of skin from the upper eyelid. Dr. Iyengar is one of the most experienced surgeons in Southern California with this procedure and has performed this proce...
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After precise measurements are taken and local anesthetic, using the smallest needle (Botox size), the patient is prepped and relaxes listening to the music of their choice. Dr. Iyengar then removed the upper eyelid skin on both sides, and fat in some cases. The muscle within the...
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Ultimately, you want your eyelid expert performing surgery where he or she does their best work. While we have clients from all over Southern California visiting our practice, we cannot feasibly perform the best possible eyelid surgery in very part of the state. Dr. Iyengar perfo...
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A good candidate for blepharoplasty is a patient who is concerned with the overall aging process in the upper eyelid and lower eyelid region. As we age, there is loss of the bony anatomy surrounding the eye region, as well as changes in the skin, including thinning of the skin an...
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The eyelid has several glands which produce components of the tear film in front of the eye. The tears that cover and protect our eyes are not just water, but a mix of a lipid layer, an aqueous (or watery), layer and a mucin layer. Some of the glands that produce the lipid layer ...
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Every oculoplastic surgeon is asked this on a daily basis. When skin is removed from the upper eyelids, this is called a blepharoplasty. Blepharoplasty may be performed to help increase one's peripheral vision or it can also be performed as a cosmetic procedure. This creates some...
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