{"id":26056,"date":"2025-07-15T11:07:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/uncategorized\/la-glandula-lagrimal-en-la-blefaroplastia-superior\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T23:21:17","slug":"managing-the-lacrimal-gland-in-upper-blepharoplasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/en\/oculoplastic-procedures\/managing-the-lacrimal-gland-in-upper-blepharoplasty\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing the lacrimal gland in upper blepharoplasty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26056\" class=\"elementor elementor-26056 elementor-26011\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e107ffb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e107ffb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-046f338\" data-id=\"046f338\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fff089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fff089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upper <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_self\"   href=\"\/en\/blepharoplasty\/\">blepharoplasty<\/a> does more than remove excess skin; instead, it involves the steps taken by the surgeon to sculpt and rearrange the tissues beneath the skin, including fat, muscle, and connective tissue.\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Achieving an elegant eyelid crease, restoring volume, and smoothing out lumps and bumps are integral parts of this complex operation. Additionally, prolapse or descent of the lacrimal gland is an underdiagnosed cause of upper eyelid aging. A lump in the external region of the upper eyelid can be seen in these patients if examined with a keen clinical eye.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f1c410 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f1c410\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b713c65\" data-id=\"b713c65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64271f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64271f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/flecha-en-lacrimal-1-687690c94a327.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"flecha-en-lacrimal-1-687690c94a327\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYwNzIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYXJ0ZWZhY2lhbC5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA3XC9mbGVjaGEtZW4tbGFjcmltYWwtMS02ODc2OTBjOTRhMzI3LndlYnAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/flecha-en-lacrimal-1-687690c94a327.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26072\" alt=\"Lacrimal gland prolapse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/flecha-en-lacrimal-1-687690c94a327.webp 757w, https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/flecha-en-lacrimal-1-687690c94a327-234x300.webp 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lacrimal gland prolapse <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ba2445\" data-id=\"0ba2445\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc9cb14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc9cb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Circulo-en-Lacrimal-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26106\" alt=\"The lacrimal gland is perceived as a lump\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Circulo-en-Lacrimal-2.webp 757w, https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Circulo-en-Lacrimal-2-234x300.webp 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The lacrimal gland is perceived as a lump<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6df1261 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6df1261\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b81ae31\" data-id=\"b81ae31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45056ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45056ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Managing the prolapsed lacrimal gland during <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_self\"   href=\"\/en\/blepharoplasty\/\">blepharoplasty<\/a> requires meticulous repositioning to prevent damage, which can cause significant dry eye symptoms. The gland is visualized, dissected free from its attachments to connective tissue, and repositioned in its natural anatomic position. Once this step is completed, the rest of the operation can proceed, taking extreme care to preserve eyelid volume and contour.<\/p><p>Although this may slightly extend the recovery period, it is a necessary step that should not be skipped. Both the patient and the surgeon will greatly appreciate the results of treating lacrimal gland prolapse.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-676b1f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"676b1f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb4063d\" data-id=\"cb4063d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad690c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad690c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lacrimal-3-687690cca83a2.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"lacrimal-3-687690cca83a2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjYwNjgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYXJ0ZWZhY2lhbC5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzA3XC9sYWNyaW1hbC0zLTY4NzY5MGNjYTgzYTIud2VicCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lacrimal-3-687690cca83a2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26068\" alt=\"One month after the operation, the eyelid looks smooth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lacrimal-3-687690cca83a2.webp 757w, https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lacrimal-3-687690cca83a2-234x300.webp 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">One month after the operation, the eyelid looks smooth<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e20ce6f\" data-id=\"e20ce6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0483c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0483c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lacrimal-4-687690cec882a.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26070\" alt=\"Two months after blepharoplasty with repair of lacrimal gland prolapse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lacrimal-4-687690cec882a.webp 757w, https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lacrimal-4-687690cec882a-234x300.webp 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Two months after blepharoplasty with repair of lacrimal gland prolapse  <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upper blepharoplasty does more than remove excess skin; 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