{"id":30023,"date":"2026-07-20T13:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akmclinic.com\/?post_type=blog&p=30023"},"modified":"2026-07-20T14:02:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T14:02:05","slug":"hooded-eyelid-surgery","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/akmclinic.com\/en-ca\/blog\/hooded-eyelid-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Hooded Eyelid Surgery: Treating Heavy, Hooded Upper Lids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hooded eyelid surgery<\/strong> treats heavy upper lids by correcting the cause of the hooding: extra eyelid skin, bulging fat, a descended brow, or true ptosis. The right procedure may be upper blepharoplasty, a brow lift, ptosis repair, or a carefully planned combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many Canadian patients, the confusing part is not deciding whether the eyelids look heavy. That is usually obvious in photos, mirrors, and makeup application. The harder question is why<\/em> they look heavy. A lid that folds over the crease may be a skin problem. A brow that has dropped over time can create the same look from above. A weak eyelid-lifting muscle can make the eye itself sit lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That distinction matters. AKM\u2019s blepharoplasty approach<\/a> is built around matching the correction to the anatomy, not simply removing skin because the upper lids look crowded. For an expert patient, the goal is a rested, open upper eye that still looks like her own face \u2014 not a hollow, over-operated, or surprised expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide explains what causes hooded upper lids, how hooding differs from true ptosis, when upper blepharoplasty is enough, when a brow lift may be the better fix, and what Canadian patients should ask before travelling for surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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