Eye Bag Removal: What's Possible and What Isn't

Eye bag removal, or blepharoplasty, is a commonly used part of the general suite of surgical techniques that combat signs of ageing. The technique is also used to remove excess eyelid skin from the visual ranges of people whose eyelids, and the skin around them, have begun to interfere with their fields of vision.

The procedure can be undergone either as a part of a full facelift surgery - or on its own, either to address practical eyesight problems or to give a little lift in the face of ageing evidence.

Eye bag removal is accomplished by making fine incisions in the natural creases of the eye lids. The surgeon performing the blepharoplasty then delicately removes excess fat tissue from under the skin, and trims the muscle accordingly, before sewing the creases back together. The results can be quite dramatic, particularly in patients whose eye lids have begun to droop noticeably.
The removal of eye bags is a suitable procedure (in general terms) for any patient over the age of 35. Patients below 35 can be candidates for an eye bag removal in certain circumstances, particularly where those patients have very large under eye bags. The blepharoplasty can remove the appearance or tiredness or the hooded aspect that people who have over large under eye bags sometimes present.

As with all forms of surgery, the ultimate decision insofar as suitability goes rests with a qualified consultant. A good consultant will want to know why you are intending to have your eye bags removed, and will recommend the right surgery for you where he or she feels that surgery is necessary or advisable.
In general terms, an eye bag removal is possible for anyone with normal eye health. Exclusions from blepharoplasty include people who have detached retina, glaucoma, dry eye or tear duct issues. Sufferers from Graves' disease; hyperthyroidism; and high blood pressure are also advised that the procedure may not be suitable for them in these cases.

Smokers may be interested to note that modern surgical consultants advise giving up completely two weeks before an eye surgery, and not starting again until at least two weeks have elapsed since the operation. This is because smoking is believed to slow down healing processes, and thus to present a wider field of possibility for infections and complications.

Patients who opt for a eyebag removal surgery,blepharoplasty are also advised that the post operative pain period may last for a week or two. It is a common and natural reaction to eye bag removal to have bruising and swelling around the eyes for a couple of weeks. Your surgeon or consultant will provide you with a full list of treatment solutions for post operative swelling, bruising and tiredness - these will include ice packs, anti inflammatories and a compulsory period of rest so your eyes can get used to their new formation.

In general terms, having a blepharoplasty can make your appearance brighter and livelier, which can in turn have a positive impact on the way you see yourself. It's an effective way to combat the signs of ageing, to rejuvenate your appearance and to increase your field of vision. By: Andrews Diesen

How to Spot Bad Mole?

How to spot malignant mole?

This morning you took a bath. The warm water feels so nice during the cold winter day. There was some funny skin itching on you back. You looked in the mirror, turned this way , that way. There is small mole on your back You remember this spot had been there for years, since childhood. Did this spot get that strange itching?

Recently you have heard the news that there are more than 50000 of new melanoma cases every year. This number grows 3% a year.

What is going on? Is this small spot on you back went out of control?

Several types of skin tumors exist. Many are slow growers. Many give rare metastasis. Simple removal cure majority of skin tumors.

Melanoma brings troubles big time.

Melanos = black, oma = tumor.

You can detect melanoma by self-exam. Skin cancers show themselves much easier than any other types of cancer.

In the same time you can cure melanoma by simple surgical resection. However, catch this tumor in early stage. Late stage metastasize. Surgeon can not cut off every metastasis in your body.

There are numerous sites dedicated to melanoma self-exam. Just type in the word "melanoma" into any search engine. Follow instructions.

Fair skin people have more chances of getting melanoma. However, dark skin people develop melanoma too.

Everybody has moles. Women even use moles to charm. How to find if your mole became dangerous?

Dangerous signs include ABCD:

Asymmetry

Border

Color

Diameter

A- asymmetry. Suspicious mole does not look like a round or oval blot. Often, early melanoma looks rather like a blot with an odd shape.

B- borders. Borders become irregular, uneven, fuzzy. The edges of the blots become notched.

C- color. Color of normal mole should be more or less homogenous. Change in color is very suspicious . There are shades of brown, black, tan, red. Mottled color is suspicious.

D- diameter. Change in diameter is suspicious too. Mole that is bigger than 6 mm is suspicious. Everybody compares 6 mm to a pencil eraser (though few people actually use it extensively). Just to get idea about the borderline size.

Besides ABCD there could be other signs of dangerous mole:

E - enlargement and elevation over the time

Also worrisome signs include easy bleeding and erythema (redness) around the mole.

Itching and pain in the side of mole make you suspicious as well.

History of melanoma in Family should also raise suspicions.

Some skin problems look like melanoma, but are actually harmless. Anyway, do not gamble with them. Even experienced physician can not always tell if the lesion is malignant or not. It is better to be safe then sorry and check the troubling changes soon.

Some rare types of melanoma exist. Because even obvious melanomas are not always diagnosed on time, the unusual types becomes much more deadlier. Often doctor sees them too late.

Melanoma under the nails. Melanoma of mucous membranes. (Mouth, nose or guts) Amelanotic melanoma - this one is not even colored.

The treatment will be excision with margins and biopsy, but most important of course is to catch melanoma Know that the treatment depends on the thickness of the tumor and the presence of distant metastasis.

Surgeon or dermatologist cuts off the melanoma. Then, Pathologist (doctor specializing in lab diagnostics) looks the sample under microscope.

He classifies the tumor. The grade of the tumor gives the clue to the chances of your survival.

There are several classifications

Breslow classification measure the penetration of the lesion into skin by millimeters. Know that > 0.75 mm is already dangerous, but > 4 mm is wacking.

What is 4 mm. It is nothing. Right? Take a ruler and check how 1 mm looks and how 4 mm looks.

So this is why it is important to catch melanoma early.

There is also Clarks classification that measures penetration of the melanoma into the skin and other layers.

TNM classification standardizes the grading.

You can not know the grade unless you excise and measure the melanoma penetration under microscope. It is not a do-it-yourself project. Surgeon and pathologist will do it.

The time of evolvement 1-2 years.

The frequency of melanoma is increasing. It might be because of more people get sun damage. Also other reasons may play role.

Treatment of melanoma includes surgical removal, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy.

By Al K