The muscles of the face over time or as a result of some pathologies have the ability to lose tone, weaken. As a result, a skin fold is formed, sagging is an unpleasant cosmetic defect. I want to get rid of him as soon as possible, because he spoils the appearance. Especially often there is a drooping of the upper eyelid down. It makes the look heavy, ugly and expressionless.
It is quite logical that most people would like to eliminate such a pathology by any means.
Reasons
When the causes of drooping of the upper eyelid are correctly identified, it is much easier to eliminate the defect. As soon as the main disease that provoked the formation of a heavy fold over the eyes is treated, it will be easier for the facial muscles to regain tone. There are actually a small number of such factors:
- Underdevelopment or complete absence of the facial muscle, the activity of which is based on lowering and raisingupper eyelid. This reason explains the ptosis of the congenital type. The reasons for the drooping of the upper eyelid must be established by the doctor.
- The acquired disorder is due to a recent neurological disease that caused paresis, or paralysis, of the oculomotor nerve, which passes through the muscle involved in lowering and raising the upper eyelid. It can be Horner's syndrome, stroke, diabetic neuropathy, cerebral abscess, multiple sclerosis, encephalitis, meningitis are the most common causes of upper eyelid drooping.
- Injury.
- It is not uncommon for drooping of the upper eyelid after Botox, an injection that is given to smooth out lines and wrinkles in the forehead. Patients are very often interested in how long ptosis of the eyelids lasts after dysport. This side effect usually occurs within 2-4 weeks, depending on the amount of drug used and the area being treated.
- Age of the person.
For reasons that are caused by the factor of heredity and cannot be eliminated even after a certain treatment course, it will not be possible to permanently get rid of the drooping of the upper eyelid. It will turn out only to some extent to smooth out its external manifestations through cosmetic procedures at home and in the salon. If the source is a specific disease, after appropriate treatment, there is a chance that the facial muscle will return to tone. She may lift up and reveal the patient's normal gaze.
Symptomatics
The occurrence of the omission of the uppercentury is dangerous for humans in that it may not be immediately noticed due to long development. Thus, the disease is characterized by a gradual, measured character, developing over several weeks or even months. This is especially true for the age-related causes of pathology. Therefore, in cosmetology, there are several stages in the development of this defect:
- The first stage. Changes are noted only in the lower eyelid area: gradually the facial muscle begins to weaken, due to which folds, bags and circles form under the eyes.
- Second stage. There is a clear boundary between the eye area and the cheek.
- Third stage. There is a clear drooping of the upper eyelid. At the same time, the look becomes inexpressive, sad and dull. It seems that the person is frowning and looking from under his brows.
- The fourth stage. The nasolacrimal groove deepens, it descends already on the eyelid and on its outer corners. Such a defect adds several years of appearance: women begin to look much older.
The photo of the drooping of the upper eyelid is shown below.
The main sign of ptosis is the location of the edge of the upper eyelid from the border of the iris further than one and a half millimeters. Depending on this indicator, the following degrees of severity of the violation are distinguished:
- First degree. Eyelid closure of a small part of the pupil (about a third).
- Second degree. Half descent (only half of the pupil is visible).
- Third degree. Fully closed eye.
In addition, accompany the defect suchsigns:
- the outer border of the lower eyelids seems to be turned inside out;
- eye visually seems very short, small;
- an unpleasant skin fold goes from the outer border of the upper eyelids to the lower ones;
- eyes set very close;
- constantly red mucous;
- eye fatigue;
- double vision;
- vision deterioration;
- sand feeling in the eyes;
- strabismus (not in all cases);
- pupil constriction.
Pathology can be distinguished not only by degrees of severity and stages. In medicine and cosmetology, there is a classification of this disorder, which depends on the causes that caused it.
Classification
Effective fight against drooping of the upper eyelid will be determined by the specific type of defect. Each type has its own properties. The following types are distinguished:
- Unilateral, when one eye is affected, and bilateral ptosis (drooping of both eyes at once).
- Congenital and acquired (formed under the influence of certain factors over time). Very often, the disease provokes Botox.
- Post-traumatic drooping of the upper eyelid, resulting from some external injury.
- Incomplete (grade 1 and 2) and complete (grade 3).
- Neurogenic ptosis due to oculomotor nerve palsy is predominantly unilateral and complete.
Given the causes, stages of development and severitysuch a violation, modern cosmetology effectively copes with ptosis of the upper eyelid. The patient is offered a choice of safe, effective and successful techniques. You can achieve better results if you go to the salon to see a professional for help.
Although at the first degree of severity, if there are no serious diseases, you can use folk remedies at home.
Diagnosis
Ptosis is diagnosed by an ophthalmologist through the following tests:
- analysis of the symmetry of skin folds during blinking;
- measuring the height of the upper eyelid;
- measuring muscle tone;
- muscle electromyography;
- conclusions of a neurologist;
- Eye ultrasound;
- Eye MRI;
- autorefractometry;
- X-ray eye socket;
- binocular vision test;
- perimetry;
- convergence studies;
- determination of the angle of biological strabismus.
Naturally, a specialist will not be used by every study listed above. Based on the test results and external examination, he will refer only to some of the diagnostics in order to determine the overall clinical picture and prescribe therapy in accordance with it.
Medicated treatment
Sooner or later, any woman wants to get rid of such a defect and restore her former beauty and youth to her eyes. That is why patients are interested in how to get rid of ptosis of the upper eyelid, who to contact and what the therapeutic course is based on.
Conservative methods
Ptosis of the upper eyelid of the neurogenic type can be cured without surgery, since the therapy will be aimed at restoring the functioning of the nerve. Among the methods for such treatment, they have proven themselves:
- local UHF-therapy;
- use of drugs to fully saturate damaged nerve tissue;
- galvanotherapy;
- gymnastics;
- salon massage for eyelid ptosis (to save money, you can learn self-massage techniques at home).
A separate problem is the treatment of pathology after Botox, and although this phenomenon is short-lived, I really want everything to go as quickly as possible and not affect the face in any way in the form of any traces. Therefore, a specialist can prescribe such procedures:
- Eye drops that stimulate the contraction of the essential muscle responsible for the drooping of the upper eyelid. They contain such active ingredients as phenylephrine, lopidine, ipratropium, alfagan.
- Corrective lifting medical eye creams and masks.
- Steam sauna every day.
- Active eyebrow massage.
When the ptosis of the upper eyelid is not eliminated after a whole course of treatment with conservative means, the intervention of a surgeon is required.
Surgical method
The most common technique at present is blepharoplasty correction of true droopy upper eyelids. This is a plastic surgery that allows you to eliminate suchcosmetic defect. This procedure includes the following steps:
- careful examination of the woman and determination of contraindications;
- if the woman wishes, the operation can be done under general anesthesia;
- injection of local anesthesia into the tissue of the upper eyelid;
- with a natural skin fold, an incision is made, and excess fatty tissue is removed through it.
Most often, knowledgeable cosmetologists advise resorting to such a method of eliminating a cosmetic defect as a surgical one, since it allows you to get a noticeable, most tangible effect. But in the case when age factors become the culprit, and ptosis itself is just beginning to develop, you can do home treatment, thanks to which, with the right approach, you can achieve good results.
Treatment of upper eyelid prolapse at home
When deciding on a therapy with folk remedies, you need to understand that the effect from them will not be as noticeable as from professional help in the salon. But they are safe and have minimal side effects. You can eliminate ptosis of the upper eyelids on your own in a number of ways, listed below.
Treatment with folk remedies for droopy upper eyelids can be very effective.
Folk Therapy
Ice cubes: wipe the upper eyelids with frozen water (more precisely, a decoction of medicinal herbs) twice a day, in the morning and at night.
Compresses from infusions of pharmacy chamomile, parsley,potato juice, birch leaves.
Homemade rejuvenation masks, which contain parsley, potatoes, cottage cheese, eggs and other products that have a tightening effect.
What else does the treatment of upper eyelid prolapse involve?
Massage
First, wash your hands. Remove makeup from eyelids. Massage oil is applied to them. You need to follow the massage lines: move your fingers along the upper eyelid from the corner of the inner to the outer, in the opposite direction - along the lower one.
Lightly stroke the skin along these lines. After that, for a minute, you should continuously press on the skin, while you can not touch the eyeball. Put cotton pads on the eyelids soaked in a concentrated decoction of chamomile (or at least tea bags).
Special gymnastics
Gymnastics, which helps to quickly tighten weak muscles, helps with the drooping of the upper eyelid. With an age-related cause of a cosmetic defect, specially selected exercises will contribute to the return of the former youthful look:
- You need to slowly look forward, shift your gaze to the left to failure, then up, then right and down. Turn your eyes clockwise. Slowly. Do five circles in this way.
- Raise your head, look at the ceiling steadily, open your mouth and start blinking rapidly.
- Close your eyes, count to three, then open wide, looking into the distance. Repeat exercise five times.
- Open your eyes, put the tips on the whiskeyfingers. Pull back the skin. Open and close your eyes at a fast pace. Do not move your fingers while doing this.
- Close your eyelids. Hold the skin at the outer corners of the eyes with the fingertips. Through pressure, lift the upper eyelids as high as possible.
- Tip back your head and lower your eyelids.
Now it is clear what this cosmetic defect is and what methods can be used to get rid of it. It is recommended that it is mandatory to find out at the very beginning the root cause of the pathology and, if possible, eliminate it. This will allow you to cope with the disease much faster.
At home, there may be only a slight improvement in the appearance of the organs of vision. While a full and deep treatment can only be prescribed by a professional (dermatologist, cosmetologist and ophthalmologist).
Ways to prevent
From the occurrence of ptosis (drooping of the upper eyelid), unfortunately, no one is immune. However, a few simple tips will help minimize its possibility.
To carry out anti-aging injections, you need to contact only professional doctors who have extensive experience in the use of botulinum toxin. An experienced craftsman with an impressive store of knowledge values his reputation. First of all, he will not make technical mistakes and will not confuse the dosage. In addition, in the event of unpleasant consequences, it will always help to eliminate them in the safest and most effective way.
If there is a slight neurological symptomatology: a significant decrease in facial tone with fatigue ("aged"or a haggard face), a slight degree of asymmetry after a hard day, etc., it is better to postpone the procedure, otherwise, overstressed muscle fibers may respond to injections in a completely unpredictable way.
You must strictly follow the recommendations after the procedure: some of them are aimed directly at preventing pathology. For example, in the first days after injections, you can not massage and rub your face so that the drug does not disperse beyond the muscle fibers intended for it. In addition, sports, sauna, bath and other activities that increase body temperature are prohibited. Because of this, swelling will increase, and they can also cause temporary drooping of the upper eyelid.
In animals
In animals, droopy eyelids are a symptom of other malformations or diseases. It is partial and complete, and the poor fellow cannot lift his eyelid, the optic slit is narrowed, which means that vision is impaired to some extent.
Treatment for droopy upper eyelids (ptosis) in animals should address the causes. If it is paralysis, electrification by induction or direct current is used. Wash the eye several times a day with a solution of boric acid (3%).
If it's sympathetic nerve paralysis, the underlying disease needs to be treated. Spastic ptosis also requires symptomatic treatment (eye drops). With a non-local source of ptosis, injection of morphine under the skin (dog, horse) or bromine inside sometimes helps. Mechanical causes are eliminated by surgery, as well as fatal paralytic disease andcongenital.
Reviews
Reviews about the procedure are different. Some got ptosis after eye surgery. Conservative treatment helped to cope with the disease: gymnastics, UHF, salon massage. The restoration of the functioning of the optic nerve took place over a period of six months. Success is achieved thanks to the persistence of patients: if you do not miss a single recommended procedure, you can get rid of prolapse.
Others have drooping upper eyelids from dysport. What to do in this case, it is better to find out in advance. The procedures did not help in the end, but perhaps it was necessary to turn to more experienced masters and follow all the recommendations.
We looked at the causes and treatment of upper eyelid drooping.
