At what age should children undergo eyelid ptosis surgery?

With the development of medical technology, plastic surgery technology is also developing slowly. In life, many people who love beauty want to make their eyes more beautiful. They choose to use eyelid filling to make their eyes look fuller and more beautiful. Generally speaking, the recovery time of eyelid fat filling needs to be determined according to one's own physical condition, and there is no fixed recovery time.

Why do double eyelids become inner double eyelids?

Doctor surgery problem

Why do double eyelids become inner double eyelids? It is because during the operation, the doctor did not adjust the loose skin of the upper eyelid according to the individual's eye condition. The phenomenon of ptosis in children is generally congenital and has a lot to do with genetics. However, if the baby is relatively young, it is generally not suitable for surgery. If a child has ptosis, the baby must be treated in time, otherwise it will affect the vision and image. Therefore, the earlier the treatment, the better it is for the body. At what age is it better to have surgery for ptosis in children? The following introduces the best time for ptosis surgery in children.

Correction of ptosis is mainly aimed at preventing vision loss and improving appearance, and treatment should be directed at the cause. Congenital ptosis should be corrected surgically early. Especially those with unilateral ptosis blocking the pupil should strive for early surgery to prevent the formation of amblyopia. Precautions for ptosis: Myogenic or paralytic ptosis can be treated with vitamins and other methods to improve muscle activity. When long-term treatment is ineffective, surgery should be carefully considered.

1. Generally, it is better for children with mild or moderate ptosis to undergo surgery after they are 2-5 years old (on the basis of not affecting their normal life and study);

2. Severe ptosis can be treated with surgery at around 1 year old (it has already affected normal life and study);

3. If ptosis blocks the pupil and affects vision, surgery can be performed before the age of 2. Of course, this should be determined based on individual differences;

4. Considering that today’s young children have a wider range of contacts and develop psychologically faster, surgery can also be performed in advance. For those with acquired ptosis and after the cause is identified and the condition is stable for 6 to 12 months, surgery can be considered. The surgical incision is buried in the folds of the double eyelids and is generally not visible. Double eyelids are formed after the operation and the early eyelids are not fully closed, which can usually close automatically after 6 months.

Congenital ptosis is a condition in which the upper eyelid partially or completely droops and blocks the pupil due to weak or defective levator palpebrae superioris muscle or congenital dysplasia of its innervated nerves and nerve nuclei. The only treatment option is surgery.

The effects of ptosis vary depending on the severity of the disease. If it is severe, it may affect the development of the optic nerve. If it is mild, it will not have any effect on vision. However, it is still recommended to undergo surgery as early as possible. Generally, the best time is between 3 and 5 years old.

However, not every case is suitable for surgical treatment. For example, if the patient has paralysis of the adductor eye muscles and cannot have his eyeballs move upward when closing his eyes, complications may easily occur after surgery. Everyone's situation is different. Whether the patient is suitable for surgery depends on the examination results.

Excess fat is not processed enough. As the double eyelids gradually recover, the swelling subsides and the propped-up skin and fat will slowly press on the double eyelid line, thus forming an inner double eyelid.

Double eyelid method problem

Among the double eyelid surgery methods, buried suture double eyelid surgery is a short-term double eyelid surgery. Because buried suture double eyelids cannot remove skin and fat, and the protein thread used in the sutures will be slowly absorbed and metabolized over time, the previously formed double eyelids will fall off and become inner double eyelids.

A matter of time

With the growth of time and aging. Everyone can't resist the loosening of skin caused by gravity and aging. Therefore, no matter whether a person has double eyelids naturally or has double eyelids created later, when a person reaches a certain age, the skin will slowly be compressed and sag, and the double eyelids will become inner double eyelids.

Choosing the right surgical method can also avoid double vision

Buried suture double eyelid surgery

Buried suture double eyelid surgery is the simplest of all double eyelid surgeries. The buried suture double eyelid surgery is to make 3-6 small 1-2 mm holes in the skin of the upper eyelid, use high-molecular protein thread to suture the dermis and tarsal plate or levator palpebrae superioris tendon together, and rely on the adhesion of the double eyelid line formed by the surgical trauma to create a double eyelid. There is no need to remove stitches after buried suture double eyelid surgery, but it is only suitable for young people with thin upper eyelids without obvious sagging and excess fat. Note: The duration of buried suture double eyelid surgery is generally about 5 years. If you don’t want to be asked why your double eyelids became inner double eyelids in the future, you must be cautious when choosing buried suture double eyelid surgery.

Double eyelid incision

Double eyelid incision is the most traumatic of all double eyelid surgeries and has the slowest recovery time. The double eyelid surgery is performed by making an incision directly on the epidermis of the upper eyelid, removing excess skin and fat tissue through the incision, and then fixing the eyelid skin to the tarsal plate at the desired height to form a double eyelid. The double eyelid incision method is suitable for everyone, especially those with severe upper eyelid skin sagging and puffy eyes, and the postoperative effect is very good.

Why do other people's double eyelids look better than yours?

Inappropriate shape

Generally speaking, the shape of double eyelids needs to be designed according to personal temperament and basic eye conditions. If a person has a wide distance between his eyebrows and eyes and his double eyelids are designed to be narrow, then the eyes of the person will look like they have not woken up yet and will look very listless. If a person has a narrow distance between his eyebrows and eyes, and the design shape is relatively wide, then when you talk to or look at others, you will give people a very fierce feeling. So the key is to be suitable.

The inner corner of the eye skin is more obvious

If some people have severe epicanthus and the problem is not solved during double eyelid surgery, then your eyes will look smaller than their actual size, and the shape of the double eyelids will not be so smooth. Because the epicanthus in front is more severe, it is easy to have an extra wrinkle at the corner of the eye. Many girls think that opening the canthus can make the eyes look bigger.

Double eyelid condition

Whether double eyelids look good or not, in addition to shape and lines, also includes the degree of eyelid sagging and the condition of subcutaneous fat. Because if the surgeon does not remove the loose skin and fat completely during the operation, the eyelids will sag and droop even if you have double eyelids, making the eyelids look bloated.