Double Board-Certified plastic surgeon Dr. W. Marshall Guy performs facelift surgery in The Woodlands, Texas to help his patients look years younger. If you are interested in booking a procedure, take the next steps by scheduling a consultation today.

Among the many other incredible facial procedures offered at Dr. Guy Facial Plastic Surgery, eyelid surgery, also known as blepharoplasty, aims to restore the skin and tissues around your eyes. This popular cosmetic procedure presents an excellent means to regain your youthful expressions and highlight your individuality to the world around you once again!

Dr. W Marshall Guy takes pride in providing his patients with the best eyelid surgery in The Woodlands, TX. As a double board-certified and expertly trained facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Guy genuinely understands the intricacies of the human face and eyes. He’ll use his knowledge, skills, and exceptional level of patient care to give you an experience that is as wonderful as your results.

Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure that aims to rejuvenate the upper and lower eyelids. As we age, fat beneath our skin can begin to protrude from behind and around the eyelids. While these pads are held in place by a tight membrane when we are younger, they will start to push outward and become more noticeable as we get older. Our skin may also begin to sag over the top of our eyes, making it difficult to see. Eyelid surgery looks to address these issues to provide you with a more youthful appearance naturally and subtly.

Dr. Guy typically breaks down the operation into two different sub-procedures: the upper eyelids and the lower eyelids. 

When addressing the upper eyelids, Dr. Guy will: 

• Make an incision into the natural crease above the eyelid.
• Determine the excess skin visually and then confirm that by measuring your excess skin with a surgical instrument.
• Remove fat from the same incision, if needed.

What’s also great about upper eyelid surgery is that it is well-tolerated, and Dr. Guy can perform it in the office under local anesthetic. The whole procedure takes less than an hour and is easily tolerated. This makes the treatment more cost-effective and also allows for a more comfortable first day to recover, without the grogginess of anesthesia

For lower eyelid surgery, Dr. Guy typically chooses between three different approaches: transconjunctival, subciliary, and subtarsal.

Transconjunctival Approach: For younger patients who only have excess fat, Dr. Guy will make an incision into the pink part of the eyelid, which leaves no external incisions. This approach can address the fat without leaving any visible scars. However, it does not address the skin, so it isn’t an option for everyone.

Subciliary Approach: Like the subtarsal approach, this option addresses both the skin and fat. In this method, Dr. Guy will make an incision just below the eyelashes, which can be camouflaged almost immediately after surgery. The only drawback is that if you look closely, about 20% of patients with this approach will have a change to the shape of their eyelids. This can be an option for patients who don’t have weakness of the structure holding up the eyelid.

Subtarsal Approach: In this technique, Dr. Guy makes the incision about 2 to 3 mm lower than the subciliary incision. This helps to minimize the risk of changing the eyelid position and shape, but the scar is visible for the first few months. Since it is placed in a natural crease it eventually blends in and becomes essentially imperceptible. Dr. Guy traditionally opts for the subtarsal incision, as a temporarily visible incision is better than a life-long eyelid position change. 

Dr. Guy has mastered each of these procedures and will recommend the method that he feels is right for you during your consultation.

Dr. Guy is so talented and so welcoming. I have never felt so confident going in to surgery before. It’s a huge thing to consider making a permanent change to your face and I am so happy that it was Dr. Guy and his team that made the necessary adjustments to boost my confidence in the way I look. I feel like a whole new woman!

- RealSelf Verified Patient

If you have decided that you would like to take the next step towards the results you want, Dr. Guy would be happy to meet with you for a friendly discussion. In your one on one consultation, you’ll be able to voice any questions or concerns and learn more about the intricacies of the procedure or any other procedures you are interested in.

Learn more about why patients choose Dr. Guy for their blepharoplasty in The Woodlands, Spring, Cypress, and Kingwood areas of Texas by calling 832-956-1040, or schedule a consultation today!

Dubbed by his colleagues as “the professor,” Dr. Guy brings his vast knowledge of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery to serve patients in The Woodlands, TX, and the surrounding areas. After Dr. Guy graduated number one in his classes at St. Thomas High School, The University of Texas, and medical school at Baylor College of Medicine, he went on to complete a highly competitive residency program at Baylor College of Medicine. He then completed his fellowship in facial plastic surgery before returning to The Woodlands where he founded Dr. Guy Facial Plastic Surgery with the same standard of excellence in mind. Through his specialization as a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon, along with his dedication to patient care, Dr. Guy provides the best rhinoplasty, facelift, blepharoplasty, and facial fat transfer results in The Woodlands. He invites you to have a friendly chat with him to see for yourself why his patients love their experience!

For mild bags, a dermal filler may be all that is needed to camouflage the appearance. For more advanced cases, the options are to either remove the fat bags with surgery or to reposition the fat bags. Dr. Guy will work closely with you to determine your best options.

Yes. If needed, both the upper and lower eyelids can be corrected at the same time. This allows both to heal at the same time making for a quicker recovery than two separate procedures

The eyelids will begin to get a little swollen and a little bruised. There is not usually much, if any, pain other than a slight sunburn sensation along the incision line. We do have our patients rest, relax, and use cold compresses to minimize the swelling.

The eyelids will have the same shape (i.e., they will not appear more rounded or slanted). However, the excess skin that is weighing them down and the heaviness will be removed, so the eyelids should look much better. 

Guy has provided a lot of useful information on his website. We would recommend you begin by reading that information. Also, take a look at your face to see what areas bother you. That way, Dr. Guy can discuss all of the options, including non-surgical, to help achieve your goals.

 If you would like to learn more about Dr. Guy’s expertise in

blepharoplasty in The Woodlands, TX, we invite you 

to contact our office today!

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