The plastic surgery for eyes that’s becoming a craze among young people thanks to ‘Ozempic face’ and social media

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The outpatient procedure costs $3,000 and is becoming as requested as facelifts and nose jobs, say plastic surgeons

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Forget nose jobs, the hot plastic surgery trend among Americans is the blepharoplasty - or “bleph.”

Two-thirds of facial plastic surgeons say more patients are requesting the $3,000 outpatient procedure, wanting to look younger by removing excess skin or fat from their eyelids.

“Patients increasingly want to look refreshed rather than transformed,” Dr. Anthony Brissett, president of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, explained in a statement.

Blepharoplasties are now among the top three facial plastic surgeries, alongside nose jobs and facelifts, and rank fifth on a recent list of the top cosmetic surgeries overall.

Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes told NBC’s TODAY that she had a blepharoplasty in 2023. "It was one of the best things I could’ve ever done for my self-confidence, and it made me feel a lot better in my skin," she said.

There has been a sharp increase in cosmetic eyelid surgeries around the world in the last few years. Roughly 119,000 of these surgeries were in the U.S. in 2025, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons says, an increase of 19 percent over 2024.

While young adults are having blepharoplastics in smaller numbers than those over 45, the percentage rise year-over-year was highest in those aged 25 and under.

This increase has been traced to social media, celebrities and the rise of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, which can result in a sunken look that’s dubbed “Ozempic face.”

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