“What should I do if my eyelid is drooping?”
My eyelid on my one eye is drooping, and I only noticed it recently. Is there anything I should do for my drooping eyelid?
9 Answers
There are many causes of eyelid droop. The best plan is to identify the etiology.
Best to see a board certified plastic surgeon.
First, make sure there are no other medical reasons for your condition. If it is merely because you have redundant (saggy) eyelids, then surgical correction by blepharoplasty is indicated. If is just a matter of muscle pull and push, then Botox injections can help to balance your eyebrows and improve the droopy eyelid situation.
If the drooping is secondary to excess skin with hooding then removal of of this skin excess skin and repair by blepharoplasty will help. If drooping is secondary to a tear in the mechanism that lifts the eyelids then this needs to be repaired.
What you are describing is called blepharoptosis. It may be repaired with surgery when you desire. It is extraordinarily common.
Upper eyelid surgery will correct eyelid drooping and this is a relatively easy procedure to perform under oral sedation and local anesthesia.
This is a condition known as eyelid ptosis. The eyelid level is too low in relation to your pupil and can oftentimes began to interfere with your field of vision. There are a number of causes of eyelid ptosis and it frequently can be improved with a surgical procedure.
Check with an ophthalmologist to make sure all is OK. If so, you may need a unilateral upper eye lid blepharoplasty, which is removing the fat and excess skin.
Thank you for the question. It depends on how long this has been ongoing. In any case, it would not hurt to run by PCP. Then, determine if consult with ophtalmology, neurology, or plastic surgeon, depending on the case.
Luis A. Laurentin-Perez, MD PhD
Luis A. Laurentin-Perez, MD PhD
