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title: "Lower Eyelid (Blepharoplasty) Surgery"
url: https://drturner.com.au/procedures/eyes/lower-blepharoplasty/
date: 2024-06-19
modified: 2026-06-27
author: "Dr Scott J Turner"
description: "Lower blepharoplasty, also called lower eyelid surgery, addresses under-eye bags, fat prolapse, tear trough hollowing, and selected lower eyelid skin excess. The procedure is performed through either a transconjunctival incision..."
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# Lower Eyelid (Blepharoplasty) Surgery

Lower blepharoplasty, also called lower eyelid surgery, addresses under-eye bags, fat prolapse, tear trough hollowing, and selected lower eyelid skin excess. The procedure is performed through either a transconjunctival incision (inside the lower lid, no external scar) or a transcutaneous incision (just below the lash line) depending on whether the issue is primarily fat protrusion or also includes excess skin. At consultation, Dr Scott J Turner, FRACS, assesses whether the concern is genuinely lower eyelid fat or skin, or whether it is partly or entirely cheek descent, malar bags, or festoons, which present similarly but need a different surgical approach. The right operation depends on which structure is driving the appearance, and the assessment determines whether lower blepharoplasty, [upper blepharoplasty](https://drturner.com.au/procedures/eyes/upper-blepharoplasty/), or a midface procedure is appropriate.

Dr Scott J Turner is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), registered with AHPRA (MED0001654827). He consults at his Sydney clinics in Bondi Junction and Manly, with surgery performed at Bondi Junction Private Hospital and Delmar Private Hospital, Dee Why. The page sits within the broader [eyelid and brow surgery in Sydney](https://drturner.com.au/procedures/eyes/) information hub.