What is ptosis? Ptosis is a medical condition in which the upper eyelid is partially or completely covered due to a loss of strength or weakness of the levator muscle. What are the risks of ptosis? Ptosis can have a significant impact on the patient’s appearance. A droopy upper lid gives people around you a feeling of lack of energy, which can seriously affect your temperament and have a negative impact on your studies, life, and interpersonal interactions. In addition, congenital ptosis can lead to ophthalmological disorders such as amblyopia, which can affect vision because it covers the eyeball for a long time. Therefore, ptosis needs to be treated promptly once it is diagnosed. Do I have ptosis? How can I tell? In addition to the drooping upper eyelid, which is one of the most important signs for the diagnosis of ptosis, there are several other characteristics of patients with ptosis. The second way to determine this is by examining the patient’s eyes, having the patient close them first, and then using both thumbs to press down on the patient’s bilateral eyebrows, and then having them open their eyes. Do I need ptosis correction with open eyelids? A large percentage of patients with ptosis have mild ptosis. This group of patients often feel that their eyes are not large and want to open their eyes through double eyelid surgery, not knowing that they have mild ptosis. If you perform double eyelid surgery, you will have shallow eyelid folds that will affect the appearance of your eyes, and you will not be able to open your eyes as much as you had hoped before surgery. Therefore, it is necessary to perform ptosis correction along with eyelid surgery to obtain better results. Treatment and care for ptosis The main treatment for ptosis is surgery. With decades of experience, our plastic surgery department has developed a complete system of treatment from pre-operative evaluation, to surgical correction, to post-operative care and follow-up, which allows us to develop the most appropriate treatment plan for different types of ptosis. It is important to note that post-operative care is a very important part of the treatment process and requires the active cooperation of the patient’s family. The main care involves eye drops and eye ointment for 2 to 3 months after surgery to prevent dryness of the eye.