(Top:) Close up of the "asymmetry" that caused a woman to seek consultation with a plastic surgery clinic; (Bottom:) Two of the five contacts lenses fund underneath her eye.

With an upper bleph, a plastic surgeon typically makes an incision along the eyelid’s natural crease, after which excess skin and fat deposits are removed and the lids stitched back together.

Xanthelasma is a soft, yellowish plaque that appears on or around the eyelids. It is most common ... These lipids, or fatty deposits, collect within the skin and cause these visible lumps.

People younger than 45 might also have these fatty deposits in their eyelids or have yellow areas around the eyes. They might ...