Liquid Eye Lift Offers Alternative To Surgery

MIAMI (CBS4) -- If people keep thing you're tired when you aren't, chances are your droopy, puffy eyelids could use a little lift. In the past that change meant going under the knife, but now there is a non-surgical alternative known as a liquid eye lift.

The liquid lift is a series of injectable fillers to help lift up what's fallen down and fill out the areas around the eye that hollow with age.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Brent Moelleken said the procedure gives the patient a refreshed look that, though temporary, is dramatic.

"Many patients say they look six, seven, ten years younger," said Dr. Moelleken.

But Moelleken suggests economically, modern day eye lift surgery might be a good alternative since injections have to be repeated.

"In the old days, eye lid surgery was very aggressive. people would take all the skin and all the fat away from around the eye but now the surgery is fundamentally different than it used to be," explained Dr. Moelleken.

With surgery however, there can be complications.

The average cost of a liquid eye lift using fillers is $1,200 to $1,400, and it needs to be done every six months. The cost of a surgical eye lift can cost between $3,000 and $8,000.