Droopy eyelids

Have you ever looked at someone and thought that they are either falling sleep or they have hard time keeping their eyes open? This condition is called droopy eyelids or in medical terms, blepharoptosis or ptosis of eyelids.
Droopy eyelids could involve either one upper eyelid or both upper eyelids. It could be congenital, which means that the person is born with the droopy eyelids or could be acquired, which means to develop the droopy eyelids later in life.
Many things could cause droopy eyelids, including aging, trauma, contact lenses, lesions or tumors, and neurological. The most common cause of droopy upper eyelids is aging process causes the eyelid muscles to weaken over time. Gradually the eyelids become droopy more and more over the years to the point that the person uses their forehead muscles to lift their eyelids.
The droopy upper eyelids could interfere with the person's superior field of vision. It could even interfere with the person's ability to drive safely, due to his or her limited field of vision. For these reasons mentioned, people with droopy eyelids need to be evaluated and the cause of droopy eyelids need to be diagnosed.
After making sure about the causes of droopy eyelids, if the droopy eyelids are severe, the person needs to have surgery.
There are different types of surgeries for repair of droopy eyelids. Mulleractomy and levator advancement are among these procedures. Oculoplastic surgeons are trained to perform these delicate and complicated procedures better than any other plastic surgeon.
They are the most qualified surgeons for these procedures. If you or anyone you know to have droopy eyelids, please recommend to them or see and oculoplastic surgeon in your area.

Dr. Soheila Rostami is an ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeon. If you need more information about Droopy eyelids and eyelid surgery, you can check out .