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Upper Eyelids Are Drooping - What are my Options?

asked 1 year ago by lyndaesther in Laredo, TX
Latest answer by James Tang, MD
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Tags: age 25-34, female, droopy, aging, cream, non surgical, tired eyes

I am 25 years old and I was born with that puppy look, like people call. But now, I can't handle it because I feel that my sight is tired and my upper eyelids are dropping and I am very concern of how I am going to look as I get older. Is there any surgery non invasive or any cream?

17 answers to Upper Eyelids Are Drooping - What are my Options?

Full Upper Eyelids

Many people (including top models) have a full upper eyelid and brow. Yours seem very pretty in the picture you sent. From your photo, it seems unlikely that your eyelids and brow are compromising your vision. A visit to an Ophthalmologist can determine that for you, if that is your concern. Certainly, you can consult a surgeon if you have an aesthetic concern. As another respondent suggested, one can sometimes get a small degree of shape change and brow elevation with... more

Paul C. Zwiebel, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon

Droopy upper eyelids in a 25 year old

It is hard to tell from your pictures because they were taken at an angle. A straight on view would be helpful. However, in the photo provided, I do not see a significant amount of drooping to either eyelid. At age 25, I do not think that you would be a suitable candiate right now for eyelid surgery. If you are still concerned, I suggest a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon in your area. Names and addresses can be found in the American Society... more

James Tang, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Will eyelid surgery or Brow Lift open my eyes.

From your photos, your eyebrows are lower than the aesthetic ideal and this is what's creating fullness of the upper eyelids. The solution would be a Brow Lift, not an upper eyelid surgery. In fact, in this scenario, if you had an upper Blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, the Brows would wind up lower in position as the upper eyelid incision was closed. Wait until you are ready to lift your eyebrows.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Options for drooping upper eyelids

When the upper eyelid skin becomes too heavy and starts touching the lashes, a simple upper blepharoplasty operation can be performed through a skin only excision along the upper eyelid crease. The stitches are usually dissolvable and patients can go back to work after approximately 10 days.

William Portuese, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

Lateral hooded eyelids at age 25

You are beautiful Lynda, and your orbital structure demonstrates a prominent lateral supraorbital edge that is considered exotic and very desireable in some cultures. The concern you have about how this will look as you get older is not an indication for surgery at this time. You have lots of time to research your options, and technology gets better as the years go by. Look at your parents to determine how you may age. What, in your parents' eyes,... more

Randy Wong, MD
Honolulu Plastic Surgeon

Eyelid drooping

Dear Linda, If you feel like your eyes are getting tired, I would go get a medical check-up by an ophthamologist (not an optometrist). It is rare for someone of your age to need eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, and given your look, I don't think it would help. You want to make sure there aren't other things going on, medically speaking, that are causing your eyelids to become tired. Try to make a note to see if the tiredness is worse at the end of the day... more

Nima Shemirani, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Options for drooping upper eyelids

From your photos you do not appear to have drooping eyelids or eyelid ptosis. It looks as if you have some very moderate lateral subbrow fullness. From your photos and given your young age, I would caution you against any surgery at ths time. In the future, as you age, you may want to consider a lateral brow lift, but I would not suggest this for you right now. You could consider a non surgical treatment such as botox, if you are not... more

Vincent D. Lepore, MD
San Jose Plastic Surgeon

Droopy eyelid treatment for a 25 year old

Unfortunately your photos are not taken in a standard fashion, and thorough examination is necessary to fully comment. Usually 25 years old is very young to have aging issues actually affect your eyelids or brow. If you are having heaviness in your eyelids that may be affecting your vision, you need a full examination to make sure you do not have a medical condition called eyelid ptosis, which is a weakness of the muscles and attachments that open your eyelid. If... more

Thomas T. Le, MD
Baltimore Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bwfacialplasticsurgery.com

Best Treatments for Lifting Tired Eye Brows From Least to Most Invasive

Hi Lynda, You are in luck! First of all, you are a very beautiful woman. In order of least invasive to most invasive, you can have Botox, Dysport, or Xeomin injections for a pharmacological brow lift. Ultherapy by Ulthera is a scientifically and clinically proven treatment that can lift the brows by 2 mm using non-invasive ultrasound energy in an office 30 minute procedure. Lastly, you can have a surgical brow lift, endoscolpic being less invasive than coronal... more

Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

Lateral brow fullnes

HArd to say from one oblique photo, but a good exam could help. In general, it is rare to do anything for a 25 year old to treate the lateral fulness. In fact, lateral fullness is a sign of youth( Look at Catherine Zeta-Jones). If you wnat a slight elevation I would consider Botox to the tail of the eyebrow.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Photos need to be objectively viewed to be properly evaluated.

Hi. It is difficult to comment accurately from the photos presented. As already mentioned, a full frontal view would be more helpful. No eyelid makeup also would be helpful, That said, it does "appear" that there is fullness below the eyebrow (sub brow) and this could be fat under the orbicularis muscle or even heavy prominent orbital rim bone. A hands on exam would be necessary . See a reputable plastic or oculoplastic surgeon and pay attention to the advice you get.......... more

Harlow Hollis, MD
Victoria Plastic Surgeon

Upper lid heaviness in a younger patient

It appears you may have some fullness to the sub-brow regions. I would try botox first before you consider surgical intervention to make sure that you like the look since Botox is temporary before you contemplate a surgical procedure. Surgery can be done but I would try the Botox first.

Scott Trimas, MD
Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon

Brow and Eyelid

Based on your photos, it appears that the lateral aspect of your upper eyelid and brows appear more prominent and descend close to the eyelash region. I suspect that if you can squeeze the area adjacent and below the eyebrow that this thicker tissue seems prominent. This area is the sub-brow tissue and i suspect that this is the tissue that is giving you some concerns. There are some ways to approach this tissue. Consider a temporary lift using Botox to the lateral brow as a means to lift... more

John Pak, MD, PhD
Chicago Oculoplastic Surgeon

Your eyelids are not droopy in your photos.

Here is the problem. When you don't define your concern correctly, you are likely to get the wrong solution. You did not appear to have a heavy eyelid. Rather you have a full subbrow area. A forehead lift would be very helpful for this. Nonsurgically microdroplet Botox or other Botox brow lifting methods are a nonsurgical alternative. A very conservative upper eyelid surgery with structuring using crease anchoring is also an option. However this is an advanced technique and one needs... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Droopy Eyelids

It is really difficult to tell from your pictures due to the angle (vs. one from directly from the front) as to whether your eyelids are "droopy" or not. As one of the other doctors indicated, it may be that you have heavy eyelids (but no excess skin). Sometimes when someone is described as having the "puppy" look or "bedroom eyes", there is a chance that the person may have a condition known as "ptosis" which is a loss of... more

Arnold Zweig, MD
Atlanta Facial Plastic Surgeon

Options for droopy eyelids

While there are no creams that can elevate eyelids or eyebrows, there are many options to treat this common problem. As mentioned above, Botox can provide a temporary elevation of the brow and lid when placed in the appropriate locations. A blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) can reduce the prominence of fat pockets as well as skin. Another consideration is brow fat. This can increase the 'fullness' above the eyelid and should be addressed if any surgical... more

Jason Lichtenberger, MD
Bellingham Facial Plastic Surgeon

Botox for Droopy Upper Eyelids

Many people are born with droopy or heavy upper eyelids. If your vision is obstructed because of excess skin (a routine vision exam can check this), then often insurance will cover the blepharoplasty to remove the excess skin. Another option is the use of Botox which can raise the eyebrows and by connection, the upper eyelid skin which is a non-invasive procedure that may alleviate your concerns about droopy upper eyelids.