{"id":4861,"date":"2020-10-19T09:51:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T15:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/?p=4861"},"modified":"2023-08-07T08:24:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:24:28","slug":"surgical-treatment-for-droopy-eyelid-ptosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artefacial.com\/en\/surgery\/surgical-treatment-for-droopy-eyelid-ptosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgical treatment for droopy eyelid (ptosis)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4861\" class=\"elementor elementor-4861 elementor-4857\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-434256a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"434256a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e0f7753\" data-id=\"7e0f7753\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d88e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d88e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_self\"   href=\"\/en\/info\/droopy-eyelids-ptosis-surgery\/\">Eyelid ptosis<\/a>, also known as droopy eyelid, is a frequent condition in kids and adults.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">It may affect one or both upper eyelids, but the ptosis is usually asymmetrical.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The cause of ptosis depends on the age of the patient and onset of symptoms.<\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Eyelid ptosis may be:<\/h2><ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><li><strong>Congenital:<\/strong> droopy eyelid present at birth or in early childhood.<\/li><li><strong>Acquired:<\/strong> noticeable in older adults.<\/li><li><strong>Post traumatic:<\/strong> caused by eyelid muscle trauma.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Acquired (involutional) ptosis is the most common type. It occurs when the muscles responsible for eyelid opening stretch or their tone is inadequate to maintain lid elevation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Treatment is always surgical. Ptosis surgery is an outpatient procedure done under local anesthesia.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The operation may be done through the skin or using a posterior approach.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Patients are instructed to refrain from heavy lifting and exercise for a week.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The outcome of the surgery is evident at one month postop.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Contact us:<\/h3><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">+506 2248-2305 | 8725-7179 | 2522-1000<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Email: agomez@artefacial.com<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">WhatsApp: +506 7032-5570<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d42dc16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d42dc16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=uvMW2pcbKlg&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eyelid ptosis, also known as droopy eyelid, is a frequent condition in kids and adults. 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