Dr Daniel Aranov from Malvern Victoria shares footage of eyelid surgery

Doctor reveals exactly what happens during an eyelid lift in fascinating TikTok video – and it has some striking results

  • WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT 
  • Dr Daniel Aranov from Malvern, Victoria, shared footage of an eyelid operation
  • The squeamish video shows him cutting and peeling off the excess skin 
  • He then stitches the eyelids back together which should take two weeks to heal 

A surgeon has revealed what happens during an eyelid lift in gruesome behind the scenes footage.

Dr Daniel Aranov from Malvern, Victoria, posted a video to TikTok of him performing an eyelid lift, also known as blepharoplasty.  

The squeamish video shows Dr Aranov cutting off the excess skin on the eyelid after marking them. 

Dr Daniel Aranov shared footage of his client undergoing an eyelid lift (pictured)

Dr Aranov cuts off excess skin on the eyelid

He slowly pulls off the burnt skin as blood oozes out

Dr Aranov shared the video to his TikTok which has been viewed more than one million times

He then removes the a section of the eyelid with tweezers as blood oozes out. 

Dr Aranov holds the piece of excess skin to the camera before going back to his client to stitch the eyelids back together.

The video has been viewed more than one million times and has 148,400 likes.

He caption the TikTok post: ‘Who can actually watch till the end?’

Social media users commented on the horrific nature of the procedure. 

‘WHY IS SHE AWAKE?’ one person questioned.

The final step of the operation is the eyelids being stitched back together which should take up to two weeks to heal

The final step of the operation is the eyelids being stitched back together which should take up to two weeks to heal

‘This is scary,’ another posted.

‘Why the hell would anyone do this?’ another wrote. 

The operation is usually done to correct defects and deformities, while others choose the surgery to aesthetically modify the eye area. 

The procedure costs roughly between $4,000 to $7,000 and it can take up to a week or two to fully recover.