What treatment is there for Ptosis?
- The type of treatment depends on the severity of the ptosis and the cause of the ptosis.
- Your doctor will discuss the options to decide if surgery is needed.
What is surgery for Ptosis like?
- The surgery is done via a small cut (incision) to the upper eyelid to shorten or move the levator muscle to lift up the eyelid to relieve peripheral visual obstruction.
- Symmetry is an important end-point but may not always be possible, depending on the strength of the levator muscle.
Aspirin and anticoagulants
- These medications can cause significantly more bleeding during and after the surgery.
- If you take aspirin, or blood-thinning agents such as warfarin, you will need to check with your physician if you could safely stop these drugs.
- Some herbs or health supplements may also thin your blood to make surgery unsafe, please get advice from your doctor if you need to stop them before surgery.
Image of the same patient after ptosis surgery
What to expect on the day of the surgery?
- Day surgery procedure.
- A local anaesthetic injection is given to the upper eyelid area where surgery will be performed.
- You will be moderately sedated but still able to respond and hear instructions given by the surgeon.
- Midway through the surgery, your surgeon will ask you to open your eyes to assess the position of the eyelid.
