Meaning & use
blepharoplasties
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“blepharoplasties” is a form of “blepharoplasty”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
nounpluralmedicaltechnical
Surgical operations on the eyelids that remove or reshape extra skin, fat or muscle, either to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
Grammar: Plural of blepharoplasty: one blepharoplasty, several blepharoplasties.
Patterns
- blepharoplasties on someone
- blepharoplasties for something
The surgeon performs several blepharoplasties each week.
Insurance only covers blepharoplasties that are needed to restore vision.
Most blepharoplasties take about an hour and need only local anesthetic.
Word forms
| singular | blepharoplasty |
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Common combinations
- perform blepharoplasties
- The clinic performs blepharoplasties on both upper and lower lids.
- cosmetic blepharoplasties
- Cosmetic blepharoplasties are among the most common facial procedures.
- upper-eyelid blepharoplasties
- Upper-eyelid blepharoplasties can lift drooping skin.
- recover from blepharoplasties
- Patients usually recover from blepharoplasties within two weeks.
Synonyms and how they differ
- eyelid surgery
- Eyelid surgery is the plain, everyday phrase for the same operations, while blepharoplasties is the technical term used by doctors.
- eyelid lifts
- Eyelid lifts is a casual, mainly cosmetic term, whereas blepharoplasties also includes operations done for medical reasons.
- oculoplasty
- Oculoplasty is a wider term for plastic surgery around the eye, so it covers more than eyelid reshaping.
Word family
- blepharoplasty noun
- singular form, one operation
- blepharitis noun
- inflammation of the eyelid, unrelated to surgery
- plastic surgery noun
- surgery that repairs or reshapes parts of the body
- blepharoplastic adjective
- relating to eyelid surgery
Commonly confused: blepharoplasties or blepharitis?
blepharoplasties vs blepharitis
Blepharitis is an inflammation of the eyelid edges that is treated with cleaning and medicine, while blepharoplasty is an operation.
Practice
A surgeon who regularly performs blepharoplasties operates on which part of the body?
Choose one answer.
Blepharoplasty is eyelid surgery. Rhinoplasty is the nose operation, which is the most tempting wrong option because it is another well-known plastic-surgery term.
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