How to improve droopy upper eyelids

As people age, their skin becomes more and more loose. If they do not take good care of it, wrinkles will appear on the skin. Especially the skin around the eyes is most prone to looseness, which can cause the upper eyelids to sag. Although drooping upper eyelids will not cause harm to people's bodies, they are a cause of concern for people who love beauty. So what can be done to improve drooping upper eyelids?

Ptosis Surgery

Upper eyelid laxity is divided into three degrees: mild, moderate and severe. Mild and moderate upper eyelid laxity affects the appearance of the eyes; severe upper eyelid laxity not only affects the appearance, but also makes the patient almost unable to open his eyes. Ptosis usually refers to congenital weakness in the upper eyelid, a disease that exists since birth and causes the eyes to be unable to open wide. Patients with this disease have difficulty lifting their upper eyelids, and cannot open their eyes wide. When they look at people or objects that a normal person can see at eye level, they need to tilt their heads back and face the sky. People also jokingly call this type of patients "squinty eyes" or "air defense commander".

Congenital ptosis often has a family history and is caused by problems with the oculomotor nerve that controls the levator palpebrae superioris muscle. The disease can be unilateral or bilateral. Some are also accompanied by deformities such as epicanthus and small palpebral fissures. Due to long-term upper eyelid coverage, the reduced visual field can cause amblyopia, and due to compensatory overuse of the frontalis muscle, raising the eyebrows and glaring, deep wrinkles are left on the forehead at a young age. A small number of children even have cervical vertebrae malformations. Therefore, children with ptosis should receive plastic surgery in a timely manner.

There are three common treatments for ptosis:

1. Fascial strip or silk thread suspension. During the operation, the patient's own lateral thigh fascia is made into 2~3 mm fascia strips. Simple No. 0 silk thread can also be used. Three small incisions are made between the eyebrows and the upper edge. The prepared fascia strips or silk thread are used to suture the upper edge of the upper tarsal plate and the frontalis muscle together through these small incisions. The contraction of the frontalis muscle is used to suspend the tarsal plate and lift the upper eyelid to its normal position.

2. Frontalis muscle suspension surgery. Make a double eyelid incision on the upper edge of the tarsal plate, separate the frontalis muscle upwards, and then suture it directly to the upper edge of the tarsal plate so that the upper tarsal plate moves with the frontalis muscle, completing the double eyelid surgery at the same time.

3. Levator palpebrae superioris muscle shortening surgery. Make a double eyelid incision on the upper edge of the tarsal plate or make an auxiliary incision on the conjunctival surface, separate and find the levator palpebrae superioris muscle, shorten and tighten it to increase the muscle tension so that it can lift and lower the upper eyelid to a comfortable level.

After knowing how to improve sagging upper eyelids, you might as well try the above method. If you do not want to use surgery to improve the condition of sagging upper eyelids, it is recommended that you pay attention to timely replenishing moisture for the eye skin and take good care of the skin around the eyes. This can also improve the condition of sagging upper eyelids.