Forget nose jobs, the hot plastic surgery trend among Americans is the blepharoplasty – or “bleph.”
Two-thirds of facial plastic surgeons say more patients are requesting the $3,000 outpatient procedure, wanting to look younger by removing excess skin or fat from their eyelids.
“Patients increasingly want to look refreshed rather than transformed,” Dr. Anthony Brissett, president of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, explained in a statement.
Blepharoplasties are now among the top three facial plastic surgeries, alongside nose jobs and facelifts, and rank fifth on a recent list of the top cosmetic surgeries overall.
Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes told NBC’s TODAY that she had a blepharoplasty in 2023. “It was one of the best things I could’ve ever done for my self-confidence, and it made me feel a lot better in my skin,” she said.
Nearly 119,000 people got blepharoplasties in the U.S. last year, up nearly 20 percent over 2024 (AFP via Getty Images)
A sudden surge
There has been a sharp increase in cosmetic eyelid surgeries around the world in the last few years.
