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There are two common causes of this problem. One is eyebrow position. A low brow will make the lid appear droopy even with no excess skin. In this situation a brow lift is necessary to open the lid, further skin removal will only make the situation worse. The second is lid ptosis which is a condition caused by stretching and weakness of the lid muscles, not the skin. Correction of the lid muscle is required to help this.

Blepharoplasty is quite long lasting. Most patients will get a 15 year result from the procedure.

I f the circles are from shadowing then a blepharoplasty will help. If it is due to pigmentation then bleaching creams will be needed.

Men do have different needs particularly in regard to shape, brow position, need to place makeup etc. All these variable need to be taken into account.

Blepharoplasty will not effect your eyelashes.

Botox is safe in the crow's feet area and in very limited amounts in the lower lid. It will help dynamic lines caused by muscle contraction but not smooth fine lines that are already in the skin. Other modalities need to be considered for those.

You need to see an ophthalmologist and have visual field testing done to see if your lids are causing a sight problem.

While every patient is different eyelid surgery results will typically last for up to 15 years. It is a very cost effective intervention.

Blepharoplasty removes excess sagging skin and herniated fat pads. It does not affect crows feet other then improving some of the lateral hooding of the upper lid. Treatment of crows feet requires Botox, fillers and sometimes laser or other skin treatments.

Totally normal and to be expected. It will be gone in 7-10 days.