Surgery that removes or repositions excess skin and fat around the eyes, addressing hooded upper lids and under-eye bags that no injectable can fix. Compare Cary clinics below and request a free consultation.
$3,200–$7,500
per procedure · USD
A general range for Cary, rounded for guidance. Confirm exact pricing with each clinic.
Plastic surgeons in Cary who list blepharoplasty among their procedures. Tap any surgeon to view details and request a consultation.
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Antony Institute for Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery is a plastic surgery practice in Cary, North Carolina, rated 5 stars across 65 Google reviews, performing 12 tracked procedures.
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Cynthia Gregg MD | Face & Body Specialists is a plastic surgery practice in Cary, North Carolina, rated 4.9 stars across 275 Google reviews, performing 6 tracked procedures.
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Rahman G. Barry, MD, FACS is a plastic surgery practice in Cary, North Carolina, rated 4.9 stars across 46 Google reviews, performing 14 tracked procedures.
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Franklin Plastic Surgery | Joseph A. Franklin, MD is a plastic surgery practice in Cary, North Carolina, rated 4.9 stars across 35 Google reviews, performing 10 tracked procedures.
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Stoeckel William T MD is a plastic surgery practice in Cary, North Carolina, rated 4.7 stars across 26 Google reviews, performing 14 tracked procedures.
5 plastic surgery practices in the Cary area list blepharoplasty. From Google Places listings; hours and locations change, so confirm with the practice.
Based on the websites of 5 Cary plastic surgery practices that list blepharoplasty, checked September 2026. Counts include only what a practice states itself, so a practice that does not mention something may still offer it. Ask at your consultation.
Upper blepharoplasty focuses on removing excess skin and fat from the upper eyelids. This is ideal for patients with sagging or hooded eyelids that create a heavy or tired appearance.
During your consultation, Dr. Anu Antony will evaluate your anatomy, skin quality, and goals to determine whether upper eyelid surgery, lower eyelid surgery, or a combination approach is best suited to you.
She routinely provides upper and lower blepharoplasty surgery for men and women in Cary, Raleigh, the surrounding areas of North Carolina, and across the nation.
Our board-certified plastic surgeons perform eyelid surgery in his private, accredited, on-site surgical suite.
Dr. Franklin is very particular about studying your eye shape, your eye movement and how your eyes fit with the rest of the face in order to ensure your eyelid surgery is completely natural looking.
Surgery that removes or repositions excess skin and fat around the eyes, addressing hooded upper lids and under-eye bags that no injectable can fix.
One procedure, results generally last 10 to 15 years or longer
7 to 10 days of visible bruising and swelling, most people return to work in about a week
People with hooded upper eyelids that affect appearance or vision, or lower-lid fat pads that create permanent under-eye bags no cream or filler resolves
Typical Blepharoplasty pricing in Cary runs $3,200–$7,500 per procedure. The biggest variables are the provider's experience level and the specific device or product used. Newer technology and senior injectors price at the upper end. Pricing is quoted in US dollars (USD). Request a consultation from any of our listed Cary clinics for a personalized quote.
Initial results in 2–4 weeks, with full results developing over 3 months as collagen builds. Cary providers typically schedule follow-ups to track progress.
Most patients wait 24 hours before applying makeup to avoid irritation on freshly-treated skin.
Pull the skin under your eye gently downward and outward while looking in a mirror. If the darkness or shadow disappears, you are dealing with a hollow or a contour issue, which filler can often address. If a bulge remains or the skin itself is loose and crepey, that is tissue, and only surgery removes tissue. Upper lids follow the same logic: if skin rests on your lashes or folds over the crease, no injectable will lift it meaningfully.
Sometimes, for upper eyelids only, and only when the hooding is severe enough to obstruct vision. That requires a documented visual field test showing the obstruction, performed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. Lower blepharoplasty is considered cosmetic in essentially all cases. Ask the surgeon's office to run the insurance verification before you assume either way, because the answer varies by carrier and by how much field loss the test shows.
Upper blepharoplasty results typically hold for 10 to 15 years, and many patients never need a revision. Lower blepharoplasty is often effectively permanent for the fat that was removed, since those fat pads do not regrow. What continues is normal aging of the surrounding skin, which is why some patients pair surgery with resurfacing or continue with skincare afterward.
Temporary dry eye is the most common complaint and usually resolves within weeks. Less common issues include asymmetry between the two sides, visible scarring in patients prone to it, and in lower-lid surgery, a pulled-down appearance to the lid margin called ectropion, which is uncommon in experienced hands but is the main reason lower blepharoplasty rewards surgeon selection. Serious complications affecting vision are rare. Discuss your specific risk factors, including dry eye history and thyroid conditions, at consultation.
Both plastic surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and oculoplastic surgeons, who are ophthalmologists with additional fellowship training in eyelid and orbital surgery, perform this operation regularly. For lower-lid work in particular, oculoplastic training is a genuine advantage worth asking about. Either way, confirm the certification directly rather than relying on a website description.
