What is Oculoplastic Surgery and how can it help you to achieve a more youthful appearance? The key is in realizing that the area around your eyes is critical to facial attractiveness.  Ideally, surgery in this complex area is performed by a specialist who understands your eyes, and their relationship to the tissues around them as his primary interest.

Oculoplastics is the sub-specialty of ophthalmology that deals primarily with the external structures of the eye: the eyelids, the lacrimal (tear) system, the orbit (bony cavity surrounding the eye), and the adjacent face. If any of these are damaged by accident or altered by disease, Oculoplastic surgery can restore their functional integrity.

The exciting news about Oculoplastic Surgery is that it can also help people achieve a more youthful appearance.  Cosmetic procedures such as blepharoplasty can eliminate "puffy", "tired" eyes or "baggy" eyelids. Skin resurfacing can dramatically reduce eyelid and facial wrinkles, with minimal discomfort and rapid healing, thanks to advances in laser technology and new techniques.

The CO² laser has revolutionalized blepharoplasty surgery, allowing the upper lids to heal much more quickly and allowing the lower lid surgery to be done 'from the inside', leaving no visible scar.

Dr. James H. Oestreicher, M.D., F.R.C.S. (C) is an Oculoplastic Surgeon. This means he has completed highly specialized training in plastic surgery, as it relates to the eyes and their surrounding structures.  Thus, he is better qualified to perform eye-related surgery than ordinary plastic surgeons.

Cosmetic procedures, in particular eyelid surgical corrections, are the focus of Dr. Oestreicher's practice. In addition to blepharoplasty and laser skin resurfacing, he offers a range of other cosmetic procedures.

Please contact us today and make an appointment for a personal consultation.  Dr. Oestreicher will be happy to evaluate your needs and present all the alternatives.

To find out more about procedures we offer, select any link from the list below:

Blepharoplasty
Asian Blepharoplasty
Skin Resurfacing
Other Cosmetic Procedures
Correction of Previous Procedures Done Elsewhere
Non-Cosmetic Procedures