Droopy eyelids - alternatives to eyelift surgery?

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A: Non-surgical eyelift does not work for significant hooding of eyelids

By Brooke R. Seckel, MD - Boston Plastic Surgeon

If you have lax upper eyelid skin or hooding of the upper eyelids, blepharoplasty surgery done by an expert surgeon will give you an excellent result that you will be happy with. I have seen results of Termage and laser resurfacing and they are not effective in my opinion. The exception is that a CO2... more

A: Non surgical eye lid rejuvenation- an alternative to surgery

By Ran Y. Rubinstein, MD - New York City Facial Plastic Surgeon

There are some patients who are not ready to go under the knife to rejuvenate their eyelids. Here are some options. Excess eye lid skin: Rather than surgically removing this excess, the skin be smoothed out with Fraxel laser therapy or alternatively using Thermage radio wave technology. Droopy eye... more

A: It depends on the nature of the droop

By Stephen Prendiville, MD - Ft. Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon

True excess upper eyelid skin (dermatochalasis) will not improve without surgery. In certain circumstances where the muscle responsible for lifting the upper eyelid is stretched or torn, a condition known as ptosis occurs. This is equivalent of a low window shade on the pupil. Again, this... more

A: Sagging Upper Eyelids

By Anil R. Shah, MD - Chicago Facial Plastic Surgeon

Great answers here already. The brow and upper eyelid skin are intimately involved. In some patients elevation or pseudoelevation of the brow will help rejuvenate the upper eyelid complex. In other patients, particularly males be cautious about over ambitious elevation of the brow. Botox is probably the... more

A: Nonsurgical eyelifts

By Brent Moelleken, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

When significantly more eyelid skin is there than needs to be (sagginess), surgery is the best option to remove this. For patients who do not want surgery, it is possible to resurface the eyelid skin with a laser. This will produce some tightening. Ironically, it tends to produce... more

A: Treatment options for sagging lids

By Behrooz Torkian, MD - Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Sagging eyelids are usually associated with advancing age, but the truth is, many different underlying conditions may affect the appearance of the eyes. As Dr. Gaborieau has mentioned, getting plenty of sleep, adequate hydration, and avoidance of salt may help some of the common causes of sagging eyelids. ... more

A: The best non-surgical way to reduce the appearance of...

By Henri P. Gaboriau, MD - Issaquah Facial Plastic Surgeon

The best non-surgical way to reduce the appearance of sagging eyelids is to avoid salty food, drink loads of water and get lots of sleep. This is especially useful to reduce the sagging of the lower lids. Botox can raise the upper eyelids. Any other form of rejuvenation would require surgery.