Can an operation make my eyes appear bigger?

[saraj121]

My eyes are pretty average sized, and I wish that they could be bigger. Obviously, I'm not talking about the eyeballs, just the way they appear. Changing my eyelids would be the only solution, I think.

I've seen a bunch of before and after pictures of blepharoplasty surgeries, and I honestly can't see noticeable differences in the patients. Sometimes I feel like their eyes actually appeared larger in the "before" pictures. If I got a surgery, I'd like to actually be able to see a difference, especially since they aren't cheap procedures.

Is there any surgery that can do this?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

No the size of the eye itself cannot and should not be changed. The appearance of the eye can be made to look larger or smaller by lid surgery but only if its indicated medically
CJHD M

[saraj121]

So there isn't any procedure that can really help enhance the size of my eyes?

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

eyelid surgery does not change the size of the eye. Generally it gets rid of excessive skin (bags) from the upper lid and creates an anesthetic appearing lid fold. In so doing the eyelid is generally raised slightly and the eye seems somewhat bigger. Care has to be taken not to remove too much skin which can cause corneal irritation and a "startled" appearance

JCH MD