Ptosis, or the drop of the upper eyelid over the edge of the pupil, is caused by an insufficiency of the eyelid lifter. 

It can be either congenital or acquired.

If the upper eyelid reaches over the edge of the pupil, the field of view is narrower; this affects the eyesight and can lead to headaches.

Eyes are stored in the skull on fat pads, the parts of which, with age in the form of so-called fat prolapses, push under the skin of the eyelids and thus cause the famous “bags” under the eyes.

In this case, it is good not to delay the surgery – if the skin is still flexible enough, it returns to its original position after removing the fat projections. However, if the skin sags to the edge of the face, the surgery is more complicated.

They are the result of a loss of skin elasticity, especially in conjunction with fat protrusions that press on the skin from below.

Excesses are very often formed by the skin of the upper eyelids which are larger. These excesses can form folds and gradually, by their weight, make it difficult to move the upper eyelid, cause it to fall and can cause eye fatigue accompanied by tearing or headaches.

In addition to age, genetic predispositions also affect the susceptibility to skin excess. 

This is an outpatient surgery with local anaesthesia, taking about 60 minutes.

It reduces excess skin, removes fat bags above the inner corners and in some cases strengthens the circular eye muscle.

Like the upper eyelids, the lower eyelids are operated on under local anaesthesia. The surgeon removes excess skin and removes fat sacs from 3 chambers causing “bags” under the eyes.

This method is preferred in case of larger skin excesses.

This is the most modern method of lower eyelid surgery.

Under a short general anaesthesia lasting about half an hour, the mucous membranes of the conjunctival sac are cut with a laser scalpel and fat prolapses are removed. Any small skin excess is corrected by a flat-applied CO2 laser.

The operation is followed by a 24-hour hospitalization.