blepharoplasty

English

Etymology

From blepharo- +‎ -plasty.

Noun

blepharoplasty (plural blepharoplasties)

  1. (surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelids to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
    • 2025 August 16, Emma Jacobs, “Would you pay $200,000 to look half your age?”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 5:
      This trend, which he attributes to social media and describes as “beautification” rather than a desire to turn back the years, might involve a blepharoplasty or removing buccal fat (between the cheek and jaw bones.)

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