blepharoplasty:眼睑成形术/眼睑整形手术。一种通过切除或重塑上、下眼睑的皮肤、脂肪或肌肉来改善视野(功能性)或外观(美容性)的外科手术。(该词也可更广义指眼睑的整复手术。)
/ˌblɛfəroʊˈplæsti/
She had blepharoplasty to fix droopy eyelids.
她做了眼睑成形术来改善上眼睑下垂。
Although the procedure was primarily cosmetic, the surgeon noted that blepharoplasty could also relieve visual obstruction caused by excess eyelid skin.
尽管这次手术主要出于美容目的,外科医生指出,眼睑成形术也可能缓解因眼睑皮肤过多而造成的视野遮挡。
来自希腊语词根:**blephar-**(βλέφαρον,意为“眼睑”)+ -plasty(πλαστός/πλάσσειν相关,意为“塑形、修复的手术”)。合起来字面意思就是“对眼睑进行塑形/修复的手术”。