Eyelids can be affected in many ways. If only the skin is redundant, this is called dermatochalasis. Repair of redundant eyelid skin is called blepharoplasty. Blepharoplasty can be performed to remove redundant skin or to create an eyelid crease (such as in Asians, in persons who were not born with an eyelid crease, or those who suffered trauma). If the actual eyelid itself is too low, which occurs commonly with time, this is called ptosis. This is repaired by removing eyelid muscle tissue and reattaching the muscles. Eyelids can have other problems; for example, eyelids can turn in (entropion) or turn outwards (ectropion). These are repaired by excising and/or reattaching the appropriate muscles.
PREOP: Bilateral ptosis
POSTOP: s/p bilateral ptosis repair
PREOP: Unilateral ptosis
POSTOP: s/p unilateral ptosis repair
PREOP: Bilateral upper lid ptosis
POSTOP: s/p bilateral ptosis repair
PREOP: Ectropion
POSTOP: Ectropion repair
PREOP: Dermatochalasis (excess skin) and ptosis (droopy eyelid)
POSTOP: s/p blepharoplasty and ptosis repair
PREOP: unilateral ptosis
POSTOP: s/p unilateral ptosis repair
PREOP: eyelid ptosis and brow ptosis
POSTOP: s/p eyelid and brow ptosis repair
PREOP: dermatochalasis (excess lid skin) in Asian male
POSTOP: s/p Asian blepharoplasty
PREOP: dermatochalasis (excess skin) in Asian female
POSTOP: s/p Asian blepharoplasty
PREOP: dermatochalasis (excess lid skin) in Asian female
