PTOSIS REPAIR (CORRECTION OF DROOPY EYELIDS)

Postoperative pain is mild and well controlled with oral painkillers. There will be some swelling and bruising. The eyelids will feel tight initially and it will be hard to close your eyes fully due to the tightness of ptosis repair, but as the tissues relax you will be able to close your eyes better until they can be fully closed. This can take a few days to a few weeks. During this time, it is important to keep your eyes well lubricated with artificial tears in the daytime and with lubricating eye ointment at night when you sleep. Stitches will be removed after one week. You will need to apply antibiotic ointment to your eyelid wounds for the first ten days. After this you can start wearing eye makeup and this can effectively camouflage the residual swelling and bruising so that you don’t need to wear sunglasses to conceal your eyes anymore. So the effective downtime is about ten days. Exercise may be resumed after three weeks.

Ptosis repair results in your eyes opening bigger than before. It can dramatically improve the appearance of the eyes by creating bright and alert looking eyes with youthful looking upper eyelids and natural looking double eyelid creases. In addition, it produces functional improvement by relieving the visual fatigue caused by the droopy eyelids.

Although this procedure requires incisions and produces scars, the scars tend to fade very well and become inconspicuous by about six months. In the meantime, they can be easily concealed with makeup.

In expert hands, this is a safe procedure, with minimal blood loss and risk of infection. Mild and temporary blurred vision can occur during the first few days, but vision is otherwise not affected by the procedure. The biggest challenge in ptosis repair is achieving perfect symmetry in eye opening. Occasionally, reoperation is required when symmetry is not optimal.