Dr. Debra Kroll

07/15/2026

During upper blepharoplasty, the trend is to remove skin only and maintain volume because that is a sign of youth. I like to leave behind muscle and fat. If there is a puff of fat, then I like to sculpt it conservatively.

07/13/2026

It’s really important to pause any blood thinners before having eyelid surgery. Please speak to your prescribing doctor if there is a medical reason why you’re taking a blood thinner. It is important to get guidance on when to stop and want to restart. This will likely make the surgery smoother and the postop recovery faster. This is for entertainment purposes only and is not considered medical advice. Please talk to your own physician to come up with an individualized plan for you.

03/31/2026

A lot of patients would like to know if it’s better to have an upper eyelid blepharoplasty or neuromodulator a.k.a. Botox, Dysport, Xeomin performed first.

I like to do the upper eyelid blepharoplasty first in case there’s any change to the eyebrow position. The eyebrows could get higher or lower and this could impact how much skin needs to be removed.

It is best to wait until after the surgery to have neuromodulator performed.

02/09/2026

Thank you for the delicious chocolates. This is from one of my happy blepharoplasty patients who came in for her one week postop visit.

01/28/2026

With a heavy heart, I wanted to share that my father Arnold J Kroll, M.D., has passed courageously and with dignity at the age of 91. We will love him and miss him forever.

Services at Stanetsky Brookline 1pm Friday 1/30/26 and Shiva at 530pm on Sat 1/31/26, DM me for location.

01/16/2026

Today was a great OR day. The first case was a lower eyelid blepharoplasty with fat transposition. The second case was a brow recontour with upper blepharoplasty, mullerectomy ptosis repair, lower blepharoplasty with fat transposition, fat grafting, and TCA peel. Stay tuned…

01/06/2026

This is a photo of a six week postop healing hairline incision of a woman who underwent a brow reset procedure, also called a brow recontour.

This is different from a traditional Brow Lift where the emphasis is on reshaping and recontouring the arch and the tail of the eyebrow. This can enhance the look of health and well being. This brow reset procedure can also improve lateral hooding that cannot fully be treated with eyelid surgery alone.

Notice that the incision hides very nicely and is covered by hair. She is extremely happy with her results.

Posted with permission. Results can vary between patients.

11/10/2025

11/05/2025

Male Blepharoplasty Surgery (eyelid lift) has been getting a lot of attention in the media. Some high profile men are starting to look less masculine after their surgery. Most likely there was aggressive fat and maybe muscle removal exposing the top of the eyelid platform which is typically a feminine trait. It is really important to look at a surgeon’s before and after pictures to make sure that expectations align before proceeding with surgery.