Eyelids Correction

When droopy eyelids interfere with your sight, they are considered a medical condition and correction is covered by most insurances.

Ptosis

Drooping eyelids or ptosis (pronounced TOE-sis), occurs when the eyelid muscles cannot raise the eyelid properly, resulting in a limited field of vision and sleepy looking eyes. People with ptosis often adopt habits to allow clearer sight, such as raising their eyelids with their hand, or raising their chin, or wrinkling their eyebrows and foreheads to raise their eyelids.

Ptosis can be corrected by shortening the levator muscle in the eyelid or by connecting it to the muscles of the brow, thereby restoring the eyelid to its normal position.

Blepharoplasty

Eyelid lift or blepharoplasty (pronounced BLEF-uh-ro-plast-te), corrects droopy eyelids by removing excess skin, muscle and fat. Normally, the eyelids stretch with aging, and the muscles supporting them become weaker, which can result in excess fat gathering above and below the eyelids. This causes sagging of the eyebrows, drooping of the upper eyelids and bags under the eyes. This increases the appearance of aging, and can also interfere with peripheral vision.

Blepharoplasty can be performed either in our Ambulatory Surgery Center or in a hospital. Local anesthetic is usually sufficient, and the procedure takes about an hour. Small sutures are used, which remain in place for a few days afterwards.

Eyebrow Lift

An eyebrow lift helps to reduce deep wrinkles, lines and furrows in the forehead while raising heavy, droopy eyelids that create a hooded effect over the eyes.

During an eyebrow lift procedure, usually done with local anesthetic, several small incisions are made along the upper part of the forehead near the hairline. Through the incisions, which allow access to the deeper tissues below the skin, dense muscle tissue is removed from between brows and forehead, smoothing the appearance of the area. The skin is then also lifted slightly to smooth wrinkles and raise the eyebrows.