<p>My husband has tried my eye creams and asked me about plastic surgery for the bags under his eyes. I told him to get them fixed if it would make him feel better. I don’t know if he will follow through. He is not really into his appearance. He’s not what you would call a metrosexual by any means. I don’t want to provide too much encouragement in case he drops it, but I do think he would be happier if he followed through.</p>
<p>I really like this website, which I found when deciding whether to get invisalign or not. People post photos of before and after, and write reviews, how much it costed, side effects. Good way to see what the options are even if he never goes for it. I think the procedure for eyes is called Blepharoplasty. My friend had it and really liked that no one commented her on ‘tiredness’ anymore!</p>
<p>[Reviews</a> of Cosmetic Treatments, Surgery, Doctors - RealSelf](<a href=“http://www.realself.com/]Reviews”>http://www.realself.com/)</p>
<p>My neighbor had that surgery—he looks great. Not different, just like he had about five years of really good sleep.</p>
<p>I have deep set eyes, and my eyelids are increasingly droopy and almost in danger of impinging on my sight. I would almost be tempted to have some the of excess skin there removed, if I could afford it.</p>
<p>^^Talk to your opthamologist about your eye lids…it runs in my family and almost everyone has had to have surgery to correct the impeded vision…which is NOT considered cosmetic. I’m getting closer and closer to needing it as my field of vision narrows.</p>
<p>A good guy friend of mine, at 60, got a plastic surgery around his eyes. He was out and about in few days. No one really noticed it, except he looked less tired.</p>
<p>Dr. Oz actually addressed this in a repeat episode last week. There’s a new procedure that’s much less invasive (for bagginess under the eyes) and the results were quite dramatic.</p>
<p>Here’s the information I saw on the show:</p>
<p>[Understanding</a> Festoons and How to Treat Them | The Dr. Oz Show](<a href=“DoctorOz - YouTube”>DoctorOz - YouTube)</p>
<p>They actually had a before and after patient and the results were quite dramatic.</p>
<p>While there’s certainly some improvement, the lighting is dramatically different in those two pictures. On the left her bags are in shadow, which emphasizes them. On the right the light is straight on, which minimizes them. Also on the right she’s not wearing any eye makeup, which makes the skin around her eyes seem less dark and droopy. </p>
<p>My general rule is to take medical advice from any website that’s a .com (as opposed to .org or .edu) with a huge grain of salt. By definition, they’re out to make money.</p>
<p>consolation…the plastic surgeon will send you for visual field exam…if there is impairment then it is medically necessary and your insurance should cover it. I had mine done about 9 years ago, and they will need it again within a few years. after the surgery i was amazed how much my peripheral vision had been affected…i could actually see the side mirrors in my car without turning my head</p>
<p>Booklady - while I agree with your assessment of the photos, when the segment ran on the show, the results were pretty dramatic for a procedure that is non-invasive and requires no incisions. The woman on the show was very happy with her results.</p>
<p>parent56 - the OP is referring to the bags UNDER her H’s eyes. That’s an entirely different procedure than a blepharoplasty which is often done to help vision issues. The bags under the eyes do not impair vision, so insurance never covers any treatment.</p>
<p>i agree teriwtt, but consolation (who i responded to) was asking about droopy eyelids that impinge her sight</p>
<p>I was researching the ‘festoon’ issue recently. I’m at the very beginning stages of developing them and they are definitely aging. For the moment, I rely on my glasses to camouflage them. </p>
<p>Here’s what I learned (and was confirmed in that article):</p>
<p>Lower eye lid surgery and even facelifts tend to make them look worse. They are considered by plastic surgeons to be one the hardest things to treat. I did watch a video of someone having the laser treatment (which is fairly new, so I would be very careful about doing it). The results for this man were pretty dramatic but the healing time seems to be at least 2-3 weeks. They showed progressive pictures every few days. If you notice on the picture on the right, her under eye area still looks pretty red and raw 11 days post op.</p>
<p>In the video of the man, they inserted metal contact lens into his eyes to shield them from the laser. He was actually under general anesthesia and was also have his upper eyelids done. Here’s the video. </p>
<p>[Dr</a>. Scheiner Demonstrates Lower Eyelid Bags and Festoon Treament with Laser Skin Resurfacing - YouTube](<a href=“Eyelid Bags and Festoon Treatment | Live Procedure #3 - YouTube”>Eyelid Bags and Festoon Treatment | Live Procedure #3 - YouTube)</p>
<p>Doesn’t look like you will be out and about in a few days after this procedure. The guy’s under eye area looked pretty gross for a few weeks.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone for your responses. My husband went to the plastic surgeon. His vision is not impaired and he won’t look years younger if he proceeds with an eye lift but he will look refreshed. He will have about seven days of bruising. It all sounds good to me but he’s going to sit on the information for awhile. Most women I know wouldn’t hesitate. I’m not going to mention it again to him in the hopes that he will come to a decision and feel good about what ever he decides.</p>