A beautician spent £1,200 on surgery to have her upper eyelids partially removed – so she can apply eyeliner properly. Gemma Gilfoyle, 39, hated her hooded eyes – excess skin covering the upper eyelid – for as long as she could remember. Having worked in the make-up industry for 19 years, Gemma couldn’t help comparing herself to the women she was doing make-up for. She paid £1,270 to get her excess skin removed in Amsterdam, the Netherlands – but has been left with a two-inch scar behind her right eye while it heals.  READ MORE: Truss explains the conspiracy which blocked a Brexit US trade deal with Trump Gemma, from Liverpool, said: “It’s a few months of scarring over a lifetime of being able to do a winged liner. I work in the beauty industry so I’ve always been really aware of my hooded eyes. Now, I feel amazing.” Gemma first heard she could get her hooded eyes removed after hearing some of her clients chatting about it at her salon. Two of the women …