Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)

Blepharoplasty — eyelid correction surgery — is among the most commonly requested procedures at Estela Brno, and the clinic offers four distinct configurations to address different degrees of lid concern. Upper blepharoplasty targets skin redundancy above the eye that creates a hooded or heavy-lidded appearance, sometimes accompanied by restriction of the upper visual field. Lower blepharoplasty removes or repositions herniated fat pads that create…

MUDr. Chaloupková performs eyelid surgery through incisions positioned in the natural upper-lid crease (for upper blepharoplasty) or just below the lower lash line (for lower blepharoplasty), ensuring scars mature to near-invisible lines. When brow ptosis — drooping of the eyebrow — accompanies lid laxity, an internal brow lift can be added to the upper lid procedure for an additional CZK 3,500, or a temporal brow lift performed separately at CZK 13,000.

The procedure takes approximately 90 minutes for the combined upper and lower approach under local anaesthesia. Patients are discharged the same day. Swelling is most visible in the first 48 to 72 hours and is managed with cold compresses (gel eye masks or cooled tea bags) applied for the first one to two days. Significant bruising typically resolves within one week; sutures are removed at day seven. Most patients return to sedentary work within three…