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Think of your face as if it were divided into thirds:
The top third includes the forehead, brow, and upper eyelid
The middle third includes the lower eyelid and cheek
The lower third includes the lips, chin, and neck
To rejuvenate the full face requires forehead lifting, blepharoplasty, midface lifting, a neck lift, and maybe a little laser resurfacing thrown in to boot. Not many people relish the idea of going through such a marathon operation, not to mention its price.
Blepharoplasty goes a long way towards restoring two of the three units noted above, while remaining much more modest in scope, risk, cost, and recovery time compared to other plastic surgery operations like face lift, tummy tuck, breast augmentation, or liposuction.
If your eyes are bright and expressive, the significance of a slightly sagging neckline is greatly diminished. Thus, many people elect to undergo cosmetic eye lift before or instead of full face restoration. And since the eyelids tend to age ten years earlier than the forehead and neck, there is little reason to wait.
If the rest of your face doesn't give out until ten or twenty years after the eyelids, the only thing accomplished by delaying eyelid surgery is giving up the chance to enjoy the improvement during a decade of relative youth and vigor.
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