The benefits of eyelid surgery
The eyes are often considered the windows to the soul, but more often than not itโs the surrounding skin that we notice first, not iris colour or pupil size. As such, ageing, sagging eyelids can quickly transform your face and make you look significantly older than you are.
With the right eyelid lift, you can rejuvenate your face and give yourself the youthful glow that matches how you feel inside. Eyelid surgery comes in several types, including upper or lower blepharoplasty, focusing on either removing excess skin and fat from either the top or bottom eyelid, as well as double eyelid surgery to enhance all these areas.
Ectropion repairs correct eyelids that have lost their stability and which sit off the eyeball; this may be due to scars from previous skin cancer surgery, age-related laxity, or as a result of previous surgery.
Eyelid lifts can also be paired with other facial procedures, including facelifts, brow lifts, chin implants and others to create the look you desire. Working with an experienced cosmetic surgeon like Sinclair Gore means you get the benefit of his expertise and can find the treatment options to achieve your desired look.
Time in theatre
45mins – 2h (depending on procedure)
Hospital Stay
Day case or overnight
Recovery Time
2-4 weeks (depending on procedure)
Final Results
2-6 months+ (depending on procedure)
Other Names
Eye bag surgery, eye bag reduction, upper and lower blepharoplasty
Why choose Sinclair Gore for eyelid surgery?
For eyelid surgery and any facial procedure, you need to be sure that youโre working with an experienced professional who has the skills needed to achieve the outcome you want safely.
Sinclair Gore has experience carrying out eyelid surgery in his private practice in Banbury and Reading as well as his NHS practice in Oxford, as well as other facial procedures. As such, he can help you to achieve your ideal look and beat even the smallest signs of ageing.
What Mr Gore’s patients have to sayโฆ
Mr Gore operated on a lower eyelid: a wide local excision to ensure a stage one melanoma was removed and did not become more invasive. I always felt in safe hands. He made sure I knew what he was doing and why, and I fully appreciated the skill he needed to carry out the procedure so that there was little or no impact on the normal functioning of my eye.
Written by a private patient
7th May 2025
Having carefully researched we chose Mr Sinclair Gore. It was the right decision. I felt I needed a lower face and neck lift and also an upper blepharoplasty. Mr Gore’s manner and professionalism and obvious great knowledge, skill and interest in his chosen profession put us at ease. From start to finish we had confidence that I was in the best of hands and that all would be done to give me the best of outcomes.
Written by a private patient
14th March 2025
Mr. Gore is an extremely good surgeon with the ability to put you at ease while explaining everything really clearly regarding the whole process. I had “Upper & Lower Blepharoplasty with Fat Grafting” and 12 months on from the surgery I am absolutely delighted with the result. During this time I have had several consultations with Mr. Gore. Each and every time Mr. Gore was thorough in his examination and effortless in his ability to explain everything clearly.
Written by a private patient
18th February 2025
Initial consultation was very thorough and informative. After deciding to go ahead with the blepharoplasty I felt taken care of every step of the way , being contacted by Mr Gore pre op to see if I had any last minute concerns, to several calls in the week following surgery to make sure all was going as it should.
Written by a private patient
9th January 2024
I want to thank Mr Sinclair Gore for the excellent re-construction of my lower-right eyelid after Mohs Surgery. The whole procedure was very well organised and included a skin graft and very delicate surgery. The result is perfect.
7th April 2022
FAQ
Eyelid Surgery FAQs
While eyelid surgery isnโt usually considered very painful, it can produce feelings of pressure and swelling immediately after the surgery is performed. Bruising is also a common part of the recovery process for eyelid surgery.
Like most surgical procedures, there is no set age for eyelid surgery, but most patients experience signs of ageing around the eyes at between 30 and 60 years old. Younger patients might experience longer-lasting results due to enhanced skin elasticity, but even older patients can get the results they want when they work with Sinclair Gore.
Scars from external eyelid surgery are usually hidden in the natural creases around the eyelids. These scars are inevitable when removing lax skin, but they typically heal extremely neatly because of the thin nature of eyelid skin. Such scars are usually very difficult to see once they have matured. Sinclair Gore also performs scarless lower eyelid surgery, where fat is removed or repositioned from within the lower eyelid, needing no external scars if the skin quality in this region is good.
What Happens
During Eyelid Surgery?
Sinclair Gore is one of the most highly respected cosmetic surgeons in the South East and can provide you with the highest standards of service throughout the process.
Initial Consultation
During your initial consultation, Sinclair Gore will explore your aesthetic goals and discuss how eyelid surgery and other facial rejuvenation procedures could help you to achieve them. He will then devise a treatment plan and provide answers to any questions you might have. Vision tests and general health checks will also be carried out prior to the operation.
Treatment
Sinclair Gore will carry out your eyelid surgery and any additional facial procedures at a state-of-the-art private hospital in either Banbury or Reading. Blepharoplasty alone takes between 45 minutes to over 2 hours, depending on what combination of procedures is chosen; additional treatments may extend the operating time.
Aftercare
Following the procedure, Sinclair Gore will keep you monitored for some time to ensure that you are recovering well. In some cases, you might be able to leave that day, or he may plan for you to stay in hospital overnight to monitor your condition. Once you are discharged from hospital, you will need someone to drive you home as your eyes readjust.
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Additional
Blog Posts
Learn more about blepharoplasty and how it can enhance your appearance by reading Sinclair Goreโs online resources.
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