Some people ask whether #eyelid_drooping is a #ptosis_symptom.

Eyelid drooping can be called ptosis, or it may not. That is because the term “drooping eyelid” can refer to the upper eyelid skin sagging and covering the pupil, or it can refer to the upper eyelid itself lacking strength and not opening properly even if the skin is not sagging.

Eyelid drooping = ptosis or eyelid drooping = sagging skin

Either way, it is clear that it obstructs the pupil and blocks the field of vision. When you look at people with ptosis, where the upper eyelid lacks the strength to open, or with sagging upper eyelid skin, you often see them lifting their chin and looking downward to secure their field of vision. Looking downward makes it easier to see because it is like looking out from under a kind of shade formed by the sagging skin or eyelid that was blocking the view.

Eyelid drooping, in other words sagging of the upper eyelid skin, can be corrected with double eyelid surgery or upper blepharoplasty. Because it is simply the sagging skin blocking the field of vision, if you lift the obstructing skin, you can observe that the eyelid behind it is opening normally. By removing the obstructing skin and creating a double eyelid line, the eyes can look clearer, the field of vision is secured, and opening the eyes becomes easier.

Also, in cases of eyelid drooping caused by ptosis, in other words when the upper eyelid lacks the strength to open, eye correction surgery can help the eyes open properly. Depending on the severity and the recovery period, eye correction surgery is divided into non-incisional eye correction and incisional eye correction. Non-incisional eye correction is useful when ptosis is not severe or when a quick recovery is desired, while incisional eye correction may be recommended when ptosis is severe or when simultaneous correction of the double eyelid line is also desired.

In fact, unless you are a board-certified plastic surgeon, it is difficult to know exactly what is causing the eyelid drooping or which surgical method is right for you. So if you have eyelid drooping, you should, though it may take some effort, consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in cosmetic surgery to find out the exact cause and how to improve it. You should always remember that because these procedures involve significant cost, putting in the effort to compare options carefully lowers the chance of failure. It is like having to do your homework when buying real estate.