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She came in unsure. Not unsure whether she wanted something done about her eyelids. She had wanted that for years. She was unsure whether she qualified. Whether her situation was bad enough, or the right kind of problem, or something that surgery could actually fix.  The answer, once she sat down with Dr. Peyman and

Not long ago we shared the story of an 80-year-old patient who walked into our Fullerton office concerned about his eyelids and left having completed an upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty with a smooth and impressive recovery. His story answered a common question we get related to age and blepharoplasty surgery. You can read his

It is one of the most common questions we hear at our Fullerton office.  “I just wonder if I am too old for something like this.” We hear it from patients in their 60s. We hear it from patients in their 70s. And recently we heard it from a patient who was over 85 years

If you have been living with heavy, drooping upper eyelids and assuming that the fix is simply removing some excess skin, you are not alone. It is one of the most common assumptions we hear from patients who walk through our Fullerton office doors for the first time. And while it is completely understandable, it

Most of the stories we share on this blog follow a familiar and deeply personal arc. One person. One decision. One transformation. But more often than you would think, we will be trusted to work on husband and wife, mother and daughter, siblings, and even twins. It can be easier, more fun, and meaningful experiencing

Most conversations about eyelid surgery start and end in the same place. You look tired. You want to look less tired. Eyelid surgery helps you look less tired. And while that is true, it tells only half the story. Because for many of our patients at our Fullerton office, the change that happens after a

The one thing that holds more people back from eyelid surgery; more than the cost, having the procedure itself, or fear of complications; is fear of the recovery process. How long will I look swollen? When can I go back to work? Will people be able to tell? These are completely understandable questions, and we

For most of us, opening our eyes in the morning is effortless. But for patients with severe ptosis, keeping the eyes open at all requires constant, exhausting effort. In some cases the eyelids droop so significantly that they cover the pupil almost entirely, making everyday tasks like reading, driving, and watching television genuinely difficult and

Have you ever been told out of nowhere that you look angry, tired, or unapproachable, even when you feel perfectly fine? If this happens to you regularly, the problem may have nothing to do with your mood. It may have everything to do with your eyelids. Heavy, drooping upper eyelids are one of the most

There is a particular kind of frustration that comes with looking in the mirror and feeling like your eyes make you look more tired or older than you actually are. For many men across Orange County, the culprit is not the upper eyelids at all. It is a small but persistent puffiness under one or