Repair of Droopy Eyelid-Eyelid Ptosis Surgery

Eyelid Ptosis is the drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness. Eyelid Ptosis surgery includes the elevation of drooping upper eyelid. This surgery is not related to the baggy eyelids. This surgery may be performed with blepharoplasty. The levator muscle starts in the back of eye and as it enters the eyelid turns into the aponeurosis (tendon). The thinning and tearing of the levator aponeurosis are the cause of adult-onset Ptosis. Very rare muscle diseases like myasthenia gravis cause the muscle paralysis which requires major operation.

During the eyelid Ptosis surgery, patient cooperation is required. So, local anesthesia is allowed with minimal sedation. The Ptosis surgery can be performed through upper blepharoplasty with a skin incision in the upper eyelid. During the upper blepharoplasty the levator aponeurosis is inspected by the blepharoplasty surgeon. After examination, the levator aponeurosis is tucked by the non-dissolving sutures. The blepharoplasty surgeon must be careful for smooth lift of droopy eyelid. The surgeon should have in mind to restore the normal curve of eyelid margin which becomes flattened with eyelid Ptosis. After the blepharoplasty your one upper eyelid should match with other upper eyelid with a smooth curve to the lid margin.