blepharoplasty

noun

bleph·​a·​ro·​plas·​ty ˈble-fə-rō-ˌpla-stē 

: plastic surgery on the eyelid especially to remove fatty or excess tissue

Examples of blepharoplasty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her procedures included a deep plane facelift, deep necklift, browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, fat transfer, lip lift, earlobe reduction and CO2 laser resurfacing. —Hedy Phillips, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025

Glaser surely knew the joke would kill with the A-listers in the room, since a good chunk of them had likely undergone blepharoplasty, the official name for the industry’s cosmetic procedure du jour. —Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025

If the primary concern is excess eyelid skin, blepharoplasty alone may be sufficient. —Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025

Kaitlyn Bristowe is getting candid about her upper blepharoplasty — and how her dog reacted to it. —Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025

An upper blepharoplasty removes excess skin to correct hooding and wrinkling of the upper eyelid, while lower blepharoplasties tighten the skin of the lower lid to remedy under-eye bags. —Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024

According to American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Susan’s surgery (a blepharoplasty, surgery that removes excess skin from the upper and/or lower eyelids) is currently the top facial cosmetic surgery in the U.S.—and growing. —Genevieve Monsma, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024

That might entail a facelift plus a brow lift, neck lift, upper or lower blepharoplasty (eyelid lift), fat removal (from under the chin, for example), fat grafting (in the cheeks), or a combination of several of these. —Meirav Devash, Allure, 29 Feb. 2024

However, the age at which people are requesting blepharoplasty is dropping. —India Espy-Jones, Essence, 18 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blepharoplasty

• angioplasty
• keratoplasty
• arthroplasty
• costae
• nasty
• pasty

Medical Definition

blepharoplasty

noun

bleph·​a·​ro·​plas·​ty -ˌplas-tē 

plural blepharoplasties

: plastic surgery on an eyelid especially to remove fatty or excess tissue