Worried About Drooping Eyelid Surgery? Start by Checking These 4 Habits, as Dr. Kim Hyun-jo Tells You!

Worried about drooping eyelid surgery?

Start by checking

these 4 habits, as Dr. Kim Hyun-jo tells you!

Hello, this is Objet Plastic Surgery.

These days, when I meet patients in the clinic,

there are quite a few people who voice similar concerns.

“Doctor, lately when I open my eyes,

I keep using my forehead muscles.”

“Double eyelids that used to look clear are gradually

becoming thinner, and it’s upsetting.”

Most people initially brush it off lightly,

thinking, “Maybe I’m just tired these days?”

But these changes are often not simply a matter

of how you feel;

they are a clear “signal” from the body,

especially from the eyelids.

The bigger problem is that even at this moment, as you read this,

small habits we do unconsciously

are making the eyelid aging clock

tick faster.

So today, let’s first check the unexpected habits

that encourage eyelid sagging,

and then I’ll explain step by step

how to deal with it wisely

if sagging has already progressed.

1. 4 unexpected habits that make the eyelids age?

Aging is a natural phenomenon

that comes to everyone,

but the speed can vary greatly depending on

how I treat my eyes.

In particular, thin tissues around the eyes can show changes

much faster as small habits accumulate.

As you go through the four points I’m about to mention,

please check whether you have unknowingly been

putting strain on your eyes.

First, rubbing your eyes habitually.

The thinnest and most delicate skin on the body

is the eyelid.

If you habitually rub or scrub this skin,

continuous friction is repeated,

making the tissue stretch and lose elasticity more easily.

Especially when removing heavy eye makeup,

if you have the habit of rubbing hard

in a hurry,

not only the surface of the skin

but also the elasticity fibers in the deeper layers can be damaged,

so extra caution is needed.

Second, looking down at your smartphone.

When you bend your head down and look at your phone,

our eyes are not fully open and remain

half-open for a long time.

If this posture is repeated,

the muscles around the eyes become unnecessarily tense

and easily fatigued.

As fatigue continues to accumulate,

the function of the muscles that lift the eyes declines,

and the eyelids can sag more easily.

Third, neglecting UV protection.

Many of you already know that the biggest culprit of skin aging is “UV rays.”

While carefully applying sunscreen to the face,

people often end up overlooking the skin around the eyes.

On days with lots of outdoor activity,

if you do not protect the eye area with sunscreen or sunglasses,

collagen in the thin eyelid skin can be destroyed,

and the speed of sagging can increase significantly.

Fourth, the habit of opening your eyes with your forehead.

This is especially an important point for those whose sagging has already progressed to some extent.

When sagging eyelids block the field of vision,

our brain instinctively recruits other muscles

to open the eyes wider,

and that is the forehead muscle.

If the habit of lifting the eyebrows

and forcing the eyes open becomes fixed,

deep forehead wrinkles form,

and the eyelid skin is pulled upward.

Especially after middle age, when the eyelid muscles

begin to weaken,

this vicious cycle can worsen even faster.

2. Will changing your habits lift them?

There is a stage that can be reversed

After reading this far,

you may be wondering whether correcting your habits now

can make sagging eyes rise again.

The answer is, “It depends on the stage.”

If the aging stage, including sagging, is early,

habit correction and proper care alone can clearly slow

the aging process.

However, if the skin has already stretched

and structural sagging has progressed,

the story changes.

Once the skin tissue has stretched

and the muscle function has weakened,

it is difficult to naturally recover

through lifestyle habits alone.

In such cases, considering drooping eyelid surgery

may be a more reasonable choice.

3. Even if the sagging is the same, the solution is different?

If drooping eyelid surgery is used to tidy up

the stretched eyelid skin,

the obstructed field of vision opens up,

and the eyes can open much more lightly

even without using the forehead muscles.

And as the habit of opening the eyes with the forehead relaxes,

you can break the aging cycle

that deepens forehead wrinkles.

In other words, drooping eyelid surgery is a procedure

with significant therapeutic meaning,

as it restores both eye function and fatigue.

Then how should it be treated?

Just as everyone’s eye shape is different,

the surgical method should also be chosen

based on the condition of your own eyes.

Upper blepharoplasty is a method in which the double-eyelid line is incised

to remove stretched skin and unnecessary fat and muscle

at once,

and it helps people with significant skin sagging

or thicker eyelid tissue.

If you already have a double eyelid,

it can be designed to preserve the line;

if you do not, it has the advantage of naturally creating a new line.

Brow lift surgery is suitable for those who feel burdened by

creating a new double-eyelid line

or want to maintain their original impression.

Because it is a method of incising along the boundary below the eyebrow

and pulling the sagging skin upward,

it is strong at improving only the sagging

while preserving the person’s original eye shape.

It is also characterized by the fact that the incision is hidden beneath the eyebrow,

so scar visibility is minimal.

In the end, what matters is finding

“the surgery that fits my eyes.”

The skin thickness, degree of sagging, and eyebrow position

must all be considered comprehensively

in order to create the most natural and comfortable eyelid.

Today, we looked at the four habits

that speed up eyelid sagging,

and reviewed what surgical methods can restore

both function and appearance

when sagging has already progressed.

In the end, I hope you remember that eyelid sagging is not only about age,

but that the small actions repeated every day

determine the speed.

If the sagging of the skin and muscles has become structurally established,

it may be difficult to restore things to how they were before

through habit improvement and care alone.

So rather than enduring for a long time with the mindset of

“It’s a little inconvenient, but I can tolerate it,”

it is important to receive an accurate diagnosis of your current condition

and determine the proper timing.

Dr. Kim Hyun-jo of Objet Plastic Surgery carefully checks

the thickness of the eyelid skin, the cause and degree of sagging,

and even the position of the eyebrows and balance of the eye shape,

and then designs a customized drooping eyelid surgery

that leads to the most natural and comfortable result for the patient.

I hope today’s content becomes a small reference point

for checking your own habits

and making a wise choice when needed.

This has been Objet Plastic Surgery. Thank you.

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