# Healthy and Fresh Looks at Every Age!

Source page: https://www.kudretgozistanbul.com/en/blog/eye-aesthetics/healthy-and-fresh-looks-at-every-age

**Author:** Kudret Eye İstanbul | **Medical Approval:** Op. Dr. Mehmet Ali Özdil | **Date:** 2026-09-10

> **Summary:** With ageing, thinning and sagging eyelid skin and under-eye bags give the whole face an old, tired look. Eyelid (eye contour) aesthetic surgery partially removes sagging skin and fat to restore a fresher appearance, and Kudret Eye İstanbul Chief Physician Op. Dr. Nail Sönmez stresses that it should be performed by specialists who know eyelid anatomy well.

## Quick Facts
- **Operation time:** Usually 45-60 minutes
- **Anaesthesia:** Local anaesthesia
- **Hospitalisation:** Not needed; patients return home
- **Return to daily life:** Within 1-2 weeks
- **Full recovery:** Can take up to a month

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## Why Specialists Matter
Within an area of about a few mm, the eyelid contains important tissues: muscle, fat tissue, the tear gland and the muscles that move the eye and lift and close the lid. Surgery by doctors who know this anatomy well is very important for visual health. Interventions on the lower eyelid in particular require expertise, and insufficient experience increases the risk of side effects. Procedures by non-specialists may have undesirable results.

## What the Surgery Does
Sagging skin tissue and, if present, fat tissue causing bags are partially removed and repaired. Time cannot be stopped, but according to Dr. Sönmez current aesthetic techniques can reverse the signs of ageing, giving more expressive eyes and a healthier, younger appearance.

## Recovery
- Cold compresses on the first day at intervals recommended by the doctor.
- Antibiotic drops and ointment.
- Return to daily life within 1-2 weeks; full recovery can take up to a month.