Blepharoplasty in Shrewsbury
Could Your Eyes Look More Rested and Refined?
Your eyes are often the first feature people notice—and over time, subtle changes like drooping upper lids or puffiness beneath the eyes can make you look more tired than you feel. The good news is that these changes are treatable.
A blepharoplasty in Shrewsbury with Dr. Manolakakis offers a refined, personalized approach to eyelid surgery, designed to restore a brighter, more refreshed appearance while preserving the natural character of your face.
With dual board certification and advanced skeletal-level expertise, he carefully evaluates both structure and soft tissue to deliver balanced, precise results that are authentically you.
Could A Blepharoplasty Provide the Results You’re Looking For?
Blepharoplasty is designed to refresh the eye area by removing or repositioning excess skin and fat around the upper and lower eyelids. For many patients, subtle improvements around the eyes can create a brighter, more rested appearance without changing their natural expression.
You may be a good candidate for blepharoplasty if:
- Your upper eyelids look heavy, hooded, or droopy
- You have puffiness or under-eye bags that make you look tired
- Excess eyelid skin is affecting your makeup application or field of vision
- You want to look more refreshed without dramatically changing your appearance
- Your concerns are mainly focused around the eyes, not the lower face or neck
- You’re in good overall health and have realistic expectations for your results
In some cases, concerns around the eyes may actually stem from changes in the brow, cheeks, jawline, or neck. During your consultation, Dr. Manolakakis will help determine whether another procedure—or a combination approach—may better support your goals.
You may benefit from another procedure if:
- Brow Lift: Your eyebrows have descended and are contributing to hooding or heaviness above the eyes
- Facelift: Loose skin, deep folds, or sagging in the midface and lower face are contributing to an overall tired appearance
- Fillers: Volume loss beneath the eyes or in the cheeks is creating hollowing, shadows, or a sunken appearance that surgery alone may not address
- Combination Procedures: You want more complete facial rejuvenation rather than improvement limited to the eyelids alone
Types of Blepharoplasty Procedures To Lift, Refresh & Revive
This procedure focuses on the upper eyelids, removing excess skin, muscle, and sometimes fat that can create a hooded appearance or interfere with vision.
Upper & Lower Combined Blepharoplasty
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What To Expect From Pre-Op to Final Results
Before & During Surgery
- Personalized consultation: Dr. Manolakakis evaluates your eyelids, eye shape, skin quality, facial structure, and goals to determine whether upper eyelid surgery, lower eyelid surgery, or a combined approach is right for you.
- Pre-operative planning: You’ll review preparation steps, including medical evaluations, medications, recovery planning, and what to expect before and after surgery.
- Blepharoplasty procedure: Surgery is typically performed under general anesthesia and usually takes about 1–2 hours, depending on your treatment plan.
- Precise incision placement: Incisions are carefully placed in the natural eyelid creases or just below the lower lash line to minimize visible scarring.
Post-Op Recovery & Results
- Immediate recovery: After surgery, you’ll spend a short time in recovery while the team monitors you as you wake up.
- Early healing: Mild swelling, bruising, tightness, and temporary vision sensitivity are common and typically improve over the first few weeks.
- Suture removal: If your sutures are not dissolvable, they are usually removed within 7–10 days.
- Return to daily life: Most patients return to normal activities within 2–3 weeks, depending on swelling, bruising, and comfort level.
- Final results: Your eyes will look brighter and more refreshed as swelling continues to fade, with results becoming more refined as healing progresses.
Meet Your Double-Board Certified Surgeon, Dr. Manolakakis
Dr. Manolis Manolakakis brings rare depth to facial surgery, combining skeletal-level expertise, cosmetic artistry, and a warm, patient-first approach. At Advanced Facial Surgery, he designs personalized treatment plans that enhance your natural features while preserving the expression, balance, and character that make you look like you.
- Double-board certified expertise: Board-certified by the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and the American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery.
- Fellowship-trained facial specialist: Trained in cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery at Baptist Memorial Hospital and Emory University.
- A leader who trains other surgeons: Director of the Facial Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at Monmouth Medical Center, one of only two CODA-accredited fellowships of its kind in the country.
- Trusted by surgeons worldwide: Surgeons from around the world come to train with Dr. Manolakakis in advanced facial surgery techniques.
- Focused entirely on the face: His expertise spans facial cosmetic surgery, non-surgical treatments, facial reconstruction, maxillofacial trauma, jaw surgery, and cleft lip and palate repair.
- Known for conservative, natural-looking refinement: Dr. Manolakakis creates plans that refresh and enhance your features without making you look overdone.
- Care that feels personal: Patients consistently describe him as personable, empathic, talented, and committed to helping them feel heard, informed, and comfortable.
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Ready to See Yourself More Refreshed?
Your eyes are often one of the first things people notice—and when they look tired, heavy, or aged, it can affect the way you feel about your appearance as a whole.
With advanced facial expertise and a conservative, detail-focused approach, Dr. Manolakakis creates blepharoplasty results that look refreshed, natural, and fully in harmony with your features. From your first consultation through recovery, our team is here to make sure you feel informed, comfortable, and confident every step of the way.
Conveniently Located in
New Jersey and Manhattan
With offices in Shrewsbury, NJ and Manhattan, NY, we provide patients across both areas with easy access to personalized facial surgical care.
- Asbury Park
- Colts Neck
- Eatontown
- Fair Haven
- Little Silver
- Long Branch
- Middletown
- Oceanport
- Red Bank
- Rumson
- Shrewsbury
- Chelsea
- Financial District
- Lower East Side
- Midtown Manhattan
- SoHo
- Tribeca
- Upper East Side
- Upper West Side
- West Village
- Yorkville