Eyelid Surgery Results: Real Before and After Photos from Our Richmond Patients
View real eye lift before and after photos from our Richmond patients. Eyelid surgery, also known as blepharoplasty, is an effective procedure that addresses the signs of aging around the eyes, including drooping eyelids, puffiness, and wrinkles. By removing excess skin and fat and tightening the eyelids, this surgery can create a more youthful, refreshed, and vibrant appearance.
Our before-and-after blepharoplasty surgery images show the dramatic improvement that eyelid surgery can offer. Richmond residents have achieved smoother eyelid contours, reduced puffiness, and a rejuvenated appearance with the help of Dr. Kitto’s expertise. Each transformation tells the story of patients feeling more confident and comfortable with their appearance, as the procedure not only improves aesthetics but also restores a youthful appearance.
Why Choose Eyelid Surgery in Richmond, VA?
Richmond is home to many patients who have chosen eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) to refresh and rejuvenate their appearance. Whether you’re dealing with sagging eyelids, puffy eyes, or dark circles, eyelid surgery can create a dramatic difference, offering both cosmetic and functional benefits. Dr. Kitto’s office in Richmond provides accessible, expert care with results that are both natural and stunning. Patients from surrounding areas like Glen Allen, Midlothian, and Chesterfield trust us for this transformative procedure, benefiting from our reputation for high-quality results and personalized care.
Eyelid Surgery Results: Before and After Transformations
Our eyelid surgery before and after photos highlight the incredible results that patients in Richmond have experienced. Whether you’re looking to enhance your upper eyelid crease, reduce puffiness around the lower eyelids, or correct droopiness, the results are often immediately noticeable.
Richmond patients can expect smoother, younger-looking eyes following the procedure. The upper eyelid lift can reduce sagging skin and reveal a more open, youthful appearance. Lower eyelid surgery can eliminate under-eye bags and restore a firmer, more rested look. As shown in our gallery, our patients are thrilled with the dramatic improvements in both their eyelid tone and overall facial aesthetics.
What is Eyelid Surgery?
Eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, is a cosmetic surgery procedure to improve the appearance of the upper or lower eyelids.
It addresses the typical signs of aging that affect the eyes and the skin surrounding the eyes including drooping eyelids, fatty deposits that make eyes look puffy, sagging or bags, and wrinkles under the eyes.
Eyelid surgery tightens up the skin and muscle of the eyelids, reduces excess fat, and lifts the eyelid skin to make the eyes appear more open.
Blepharoplasty before and after images often show smoother contours, reduced puffiness, and a more youthful appearance of the eyes.
There are a few types of eyelid surgery available depending on what areas you would like to address. Patients can choose lower eyelid surgery, upper eyelid surgery, or both.
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Upper blepharoplasty surgery uses incisions to remove skin and fat. A thin stitch is then used to bring the skin together to create an eyelid crease.
During lower eyelid surgery your doctor will make cuts in the lower eyelid and then remove excess skin and fat. Then he or she will sew the skin back together to create a smoother, lifted look.
Take a look at our eyelid surgery before and after photos to get an idea of the dramatic results you can achieve.
Upper and Lower Eyelid Surgery Reduces Puffiness
This lovely lady who is in her 30’s was unhappy with the puffiness in her upper and lower eyelids. Some patients have genetic excess of the fat pads around their eyes and that becomes evident at a young age, like in this lady. This patient underwent upper and lower eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) which gave her a more refreshed and yet natural result. The pictures are before surgery and 6 weeks after her surgery.
Repair Droopiness and Remove Lower Eyelid Bags
This lovely lady who was in her 40s was unhappy with the “bags” in her lower eyelids and deep tear troughs. She was also unhappy with the “droopiness” of her left upper eyelid. She underwent bilateral lower blepharoplasty to remove her bags and tear troughs and left upper “ptosis repair” to achieve more symmetric upper eyelids and a brighter appearance. Her blepharoplasty before and after transformation highlights reduced puffiness and a smoother under-eye area.
Eyelid Surgery - To Rejuvenate your Eyes
This lovely lady in her 50s was unhappy with the appearance of her lower eyelids. She underwent lower blepharoplasty with removal of "bags", and fat grafting to her tear troughs. Notice how the lower eyelids have improved lower eyelid tone, improvement in the hollowness. The final result shows a refreshed, natural and rejuvenated appearance.
Eyelid Surgery Gives Patient a Refreshed and Youthful Appearance
This lovely lady who was in her 50s was unhappy with her heavy upper eyelids, lower eyelid “bags” and her deep tear troughs and under eye dark circles. She underwent upper and lower eyelid surgery with fat grafting to achieve a refreshed and youthful appearance.
Reduce the sagging eyelid skin
This lovely 44-year old lady was unhappy with the tired appearance around her eyes. She underwent upper blepharoplasty, endoscopic browlift and fat grafting. The final result shows her refreshed, rejuvenated, and very natural.
Eyelid Surgery reduces excess eye fat
This lovely lady who was in her 60s was unhappy with the excess skin in her upper eyelids and lower eyelids and lower eyelid bags. She underwent upper and lower eyelid surgery with fat grafting to give her a more refreshed and rested appearance. Her blepharoplasty before and after photos highlight smoother contours and brighter eyes.
The Most Effective Way to reclaim beautiful eyes
This patient is in her 40s. She was unhappy with the excess skin in her upper eyelids and overall “tired” appearance. She underwent upper and lower eyelid surgery to remove excess skin and the appropriate amount of excess fat pads, and fat grafting to her tear troughs to achieve a rested, rejuvenated, yet very natural, appearance.
Eyelid Surgery gives back the natural appearance
This patient is in her early 30s. She was unhappy with the bags in her upper and lower eyelids. She underwent upper and lower eyelid surgery to remove excess skin and the appropriate amount of excess fat pads, and fat grafting to her tear troughs and to achieve a rested, rejuvenated, yet very natural, appearance.
This lovely patient who was in her 60s was unhappy with the hooding in her upper eyelids, prominent fat pads of her lower eyelids and deep tear troughs. She underwent upper and lower blepharoplasty, endoscopic browlift, and fat grafting to achieve a more refreshed, rejuvenated and yet a very natural look.
This beautiful patient who was in her early 30s was unhappy with the "bags" of her lower eyelids. She felt it gave her a tired appearance. She underwent lower blepharoplasty (eyelid lift) with removal of lower fat pads and fat grafting to tear troughs to achieve a more refreshed and rejuvenated look.
This lovely lady who is in her early 60s was unhappy with her heavy upper eyelids and low positioned eyebrows. She felt that it gave her a tired and aged appearance. She underwent endoscopic forehead and browlift and upper blepharoplasty to achieve a refreshed and rejuvenated look and to show her beautiful blue eyes. She is thrilled with her results and I am grateful she trusted me with her care.
This patient who is in her 50s was unhappy with her “tired” and “aged” appearance of her eyelids. She underwent upper and lower blepharoplasty in order to give her a rejuvenated and very refreshed look.
This patient who is in her 40s was unhappy with the laxity of her lower eyelids. She felt that it gave her an overall "tired" appearance. She underwent lower blepharoplasty, with establishing support to the lower eyelid, minimal skin removal and no fat removal. After her surgery, notice the improved tone of her lower eyelids and her rejuvenated and very refreshed look.
This wonderful patient who is in her 60s was unhappy with the aged appearance of her eyelids. She felt that it gave her a tired appearance. She underwent upper and lower blepharoplasty with fat grafting to tear troughs to remove the the excess skin, redistribute fat, re-establish support to the lower eyelids and re-create the gentle curves of the upper eyelids. The final result is a refreshed and a rejuvenated appearance.
This patient who is in his 50s was unhappy with the "tired" appearance of his lower eyelids. He underwent lower blepharoplasty with removal of prominent fat pads and fat grafting to his tear troughs to achieve a refreshed and a rejuvenated appearance.
This patient who was in her 40s was unhappy with the "tired" appearance of her eyelids. She specifically disliked her hooded upper eyelids, her lower eyelid bags and the lower eyelid skin laxity. She felt that it gave her aged appearance. She underwent upper and lower blepharoplasty with removal of excess skin and prominent fat pads, fat transposition, and fat grafting to achieve a refreshed and rejuvenated appearance.
This wonderful patient who is in her 50s was unhappy with the "tired" look of her eyes. She underwent upper and lower blepharoplasty with removal of prominent fat pads and excess skin, and fat grafting to tear troughs. The final result is a refreshed and yet a very natural appearance.
This wonderful patient was unhappy with the "heaviness" of her upper eyelids. She underwent patient underwent upper blepharoplasty to remove the excess skin of her eyelids and to improve the appearance of her the eyeshadow space. She also underwent browlift to stabilize and lift the tail of her brows. The final result is a refreshed and rejuvenated appearance.
This wonderful patient who is in her early 50s had undergone several lower eyelid procedures in the past elsewhere and was unhappy with the result. She was unhappy with the shape of her eyes, her down-slanting outer corners of her eyes, the heaviness of her lower eyelids, the unsightly bulge of scar tissue in her left lower eyelid and the overall "tired" look she felt it gave her. She underwent lower blepharoplasty with canthopexy and removal and repositioning of her lower eyelid "bags" and re-creating the proper shape of her eyes, in order to give her a fresh and rejuvenated appearance.
This wonderful patient who is in her early 50s was unhappy with the "tired" look of her upper eyelids. She underwent upper blepharoplasty and brow lift in order to achieve a fresh and a more rejuvenated appearance.
This lovely patient who is in her late 40s was unhappy with the tired look of her eyes. She underwent upper and lower blepharoplasty with removing of prominent fat pads, fat grafting of tear troughs in order to achieve a refreshed and a rejuvenated appearance.
This wonderful patient who is in his 50s was unhappy with the "tired" appearance of his lower eyelids and the low position of his eyebrows. He underwent lower blepharoplasty to remove prominent fats and re-drape orbital fat and a browlift. The final result is a rejuvenated and still natural and masculine appearance.
This beautiful lady in her 30s was unhappy with the early signs of ageing of her upper eyelids. Specifically, she was unhappy with the extra folds of her upper eyelids. She underwent in office upper blepharoplasty to achieve a more youthful and refreshed look and still appear very natural.
This beautiful lady in her 40s was unhappy with the heavy appearance of her forehead, eyebrows and upper eyelids. She underwent upper blepharoplasty and endoscopic browlift to achieve a fresh, rejuvenated and yet a very natural appearance. Notice the lifted position of her eyebrows and how her eyes appear more "open" without having a "surprised" or "operated on" appearance.
This lovely patient in her 40s was unhappy with the tired appearance around her eyes and some asymmetries between her eyelids. She underwent left upper blepharoplasty to improve symmetry with the contralateral upper eyelid. She underwent right lateral canthopexy to improve symmetry with the contralateral lower eyelid. She also underwent fat grafting to her lower eyelids to smooth the lid cheek junction. In her postoperative pictures you can notice how there is less hollowness visible in the lower eyelids and a smoother transition from the lower eyelid to the upper cheek which creates an overall refreshed appearance.
This patient in his 50s was unhappy with the tired appearance of his eyes. He underwent upper blepharoplasty and direct browlift in order to remove the redundant skin of his upper eyelid, stabilize his eye brow and create a fresh appearance while maintaining his masculine appearance.
This beautiful young patient in her 30s was unhappy with the appearance of her lower eyelids which she felt gave her a tired look. She underwent lower blepharoplasty with removal of the "bags", fat transposition to fill her tear troughs to achieve a more refreshed appearance.
This lady who is in her 40s was unhappy with the tired appearance of her upper eyelids. She underwent upper blepharoplasty and brow suspension to create a more refreshed a very natural appearance.
This lady who is in her 30s was unhappy with her "tired" appearance. She underwent upper blepharoplasty and brow suspension to create a more refreshed and yet a very natural appearance.
This lady who is in her late 20s was unhappy with the "heavy" appearance of her upper eyelids. The full appearance of her upper eyelids is genetic and not related to facial aging. She underwent upper blepharoplasty to create a more visible "eyeshadow space" and to maintain a natural appearance.
This lovely lady in her late 40s was unhappy with the appearance of her lower eyelids. She felt that this have her a "tired" appearance. She underwent lower blepharoplasty to remove the "bags" and fat grafting to fill in the deep underlying tear troughs. The final result is refreshed and rejuvenated appearance which is natural, subtle and shows her beautiful eyes.
This male patient who is in his late 60s was unhappy with the "bags" and deep tear troughs of his lower eyelids. He underwent lower blepharoplasty, with removal of fat pads, fat grafting and canthopexy. The final result shows that his "bags' are gone, there is no visible tear troughs, the negative canthal tilt is corrected and overall a very refreshed, rested and most importantly a natural result with invisible scars.
This 51-year-old lady was unhappy with the "bags" in her lower eyelids and overall "tired" appearance. She underwent upper blepharoplasty with skin removal and a conservative fat excision for a more refined appearance of her "eyeshadow space". She also underwent lower blepharoplasty with skin removal, conservative fat removal and overall fat repositioning in order to graft her tear troughs, canthopexy to improve lower eyelid tone. Her finals result shows a refreshed, rejuvenated and a very natural appearance.
This lovely patient, in her early 30s, was unhappy with the asymmetry between her upper eyelids. She underwent symmetrizing upper blepharoplasty procedure to improve the symmetry between her upper eyelids and create a more refreshed and a "bright eye" appearance.
This lovely 56-year-old lady was unhappy with the heavy appearance of her upper eyelids. She underwent upper blepharoplasty to remove the excess skin and sharpen her upper eyelid shadow space.
This lovely lady was unhappy with her heavy upper eyelids, asymmetry in her eyelids, and the lower eyelid "bags". She underwent upper blepharoplasty to remove the hooded appearance and to create symmetrical upper eyelids. She also underwent lower blepharoplasty to remove lower eyelid "bags", improve lower eyelid tone and small volume fat grafting to fill in her tear troughs. The final result shows a soft, natural, refreshed and rejuvenated appearance.
This is a 51-year-old lady who was unhappy with her tired appearance. She was unhappy with her heavy upper eyelids and lower eyelid "bags", and tear troughs. She underwent upper blepharoplasty, lower blepharoplasty, fat grafting to lower eyelids to remove redundant skin, improve eyelid tone and rejuvenate and refresh her appearance. This is a natural and a beautiful final result.
This is a 58-year-old lady who was unhappy with her tired appearance. She was unhappy with her heavy upper eyelids and lower eyelid skin laxity. She underwent endoscopic browlift and upper blepharoplasty, lower blepharoplasty and gentle fat grafting to the periorbital area. This is a natural and a beautiful final result. She does not look operated or pulled or tight. She looks like herself, but refreshed and rejuvenated.
This lovely 55-year-old lady was unhappy with her tired appearance. She underwent endoscopic browlift to reposition her eyebrows, upper blepharoplasty to improve upper eyelid show and ptosis correction to reposition the upper eyelid. The final result shows a refreshed, rejuvenated and a very rested and natural appearance.
This lovely 52-year-old lady was unhappy with the tired appearance of her lower eyelids. This appearance was accentuated by the hollowness in her temples. She underwent lower blepharoplasty with fat grafting to the lower eyelids to refresh and rejuvenate her appearance. She also underwent gentle fat grafting to her temples for a more comprehensive and subtle rejuvenation.
This 43-year-old lady was unhappy with her tired appearance. She underwent endoscopic browlift, upper blepharoplasty with correctio of left upper eyelid ptosis (droopy eyelid), lower blepharoplasty and gentle fat grafting. The final result is a refreshed and a rejuvenated yet very natural look.
This 60-year-old man was unhappy with his tired look. He underwent direct browlift, lower blepharoplasty and gentle fat grafting in the periorbital area including the upper eyelids and temples. The final result is a natural, refreshed and rejuvenated appearance.
Lovely 70-year-old lady who was bothered by her tired appearance. She underwent endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty to refresh her appearance and create a rested and a natural look.
This lovely 44-year-old lady was unhappy with her tired appearance. She underwent lower blepharoplasty. The results show a refreshed, rejuvenated and a very natural appearance.
This lovely 59-year-old lady was unhappy with the tired appearance around her eyes. She underwent endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty and small volume fat grafting to refresh her appearance and create a rested and natural appearance.
This lovely 57-year-old lady was unhappy with the tired appearance around her eyes. She underwent endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty and small volume fat grafting to refresh her appearance and create a rested and natural appearance.
This lovely 64-year-old lady was unhappy with the tired appearance around her eyes. She underwent endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, bilateral ptosis correction (droopy eyelid correction) and small volume fat grafting to refresh her appearance and create a rested and natural appearance. The answer to a refreshed and a natural result is immense attention to detail.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is recovery after eyelid surgery?
Most patients return to normal daily activities within 1–2 weeks after eyelid surgery, although mild swelling and bruising may continue to improve over several weeks. Final results become more noticeable as the tissues heal and swelling fully resolves, typically within a few months.
Is scarring visible afterward?
Eyelid surgery incisions are carefully placed within the natural creases of the eyelids, making scars discreet once healed. Over time, the incision lines usually fade and become difficult to notice.
Who is a good candidate for upper vs. lower blepharoplasty?
Upper blepharoplasty is typically suited for patients with excess upper eyelid skin, hooding, or heaviness that affects their appearance or vision. Lower blepharoplasty is designed for patients with under-eye bags, puffiness, tear through hollowness, or lower eyelid aging concerns.
Does insurance cover eyelid surgery?
Insurance may cover upper eyelid surgery when excess skin affects vision or causes functional problems, depending on your individual policy and medical evaluation. Cosmetic eyelid procedures, including surgery performed only to improve appearance, are generally not covered by insurance.
When do results become visible, and how long do they last?
Initial improvements are often visible within a few weeks as swelling decreases, with more refined results appearing over the following months. Eyelid surgery can provide long-lasting rejuvenation, although the natural aging process continues over time.
