Variations in Eyelid Ptosis Surgery

Eyelid Ptosis can also be repaired with several different procedures like muller’s muscle-conjunctival resection and Fasanella servat procedure. These procedures are less common and rarely used by surgeon. The operation is performed by the surgeon from back side of eyelid in conjunction with blepharoplasty from normal skin. These posterior procedures work well for eyelid Ptosis repair performed as an isolated approach. These less precise operations have advantage instead of direct levator tuck because once the eyelid is open it is hard to operate.
Advantage: Repair of eyelid Ptosis may give expected results of blepharoplasty surgery. If a patient suffering from both baggy eyelids and eyelid Ptosis (drooping eyelids) and only the baggy eyelids are operated then final result will not be appreciable. For expected results from blepharoplasty you have to go through with both the operations.
Disadvantage: Eyelid Ptosis surgery does not interfere with the blepharoplasty surgery, but recovery can take long time. The operation is performed on defective tissues and this is the cause for long time recovery. Re-operation rate of eyelid Ptosis surgery is higher than cosmetic blepharoplasty.