While wearing masks during the pandemic, we’ve seen more clearly than ever just how pivotal the eyes are to our appearance. For many of us, that is the primary facial feature that people have seen for almost two years. The tissue around the eyes is some of the most delicate on the body and the … Read More »
“Be careful, you’ll poke your eye out” This is the classic statement I remember my mom telling my brother and me as we grew up. We were two rambunctious little boys who were always climbing or throwing things at each other. During my ophthalmology residency, I spent many a night repairing eyes that had been … Read More »
By Dr. Maximilian Padilla Bumps frequently appear upon the eyelids. These eyelid lesions can pop up overnight or can slowly grow for years. They can be big, or small, and come in a multitude of colors. In my career, I have started to classify bumps of the eyelids into three categories: Suspicious, low suspicion, and … Read More »
By Dr. Maximilian Padilla The other day I started to paint a portrait of my one-year-old nephew and as I sketched out the outline and features of his face I remembered back to my undergraduate years. One of my favorite art professors taught a portrait painting class in which we learned about the ratios of … Read More »
Aging isn’t altogether terrible. Even the development of a few lines and wrinkles doesn’t typically cause panic in the average person. Concern tends to arise only when tissue changes make the face look different than it used to. This often happens first around the eyes because the tissue here is quite delicate. Here, when tissue … Read More »
Eyelid surgery has been on the rise for the past several years. Why? There are a few reasons. Among them is the fact that the eyes are a focal point of the face; a focal point that indicates age and our emotions. When the eyes look droopy and hooded, so does the face. Many people … Read More »
One of the earliest signs of facial aging is the loss of volume resulting in the appearance of dark circles or hollowness underneath the eyes. Many of our patients have said that people tell them they look tired or grumpy even when they feel great. Nobody wants that and we don’t want our patients to … Read More »
Your eyelids are often the first places on the face that begin to show the signs of aging. The thin, delicate skin around the eyes stretches and wrinkles faster than other areas of the face, creating a tired or drooping appearance. Loose skin, protruding fat deposits and deepening crow’s feet can also exacerbate this effect, … Read More »
