Eyelid Surgery Los Angeles (Ptosis Repair)

In children and babies, the eyelids should be equal in height and have a full range of up/down motion. Some babies are born with droopy or misshapen eyelids that can interfere with their development. The most common cause is poor intrauterine development of the elevator muscle of the eyelid. Drooping eyelids can force the infant to raise his eyebrows and tilt his head backward so he can see with both of his eyes. In very severe cases, development of good vision can be impeded, and amblyopia, also called lazy vision, can happen. Misshapen or droopy eyelids are often accompanied by unequal focusing power in the two eyes, and this may require eyeglass correction. The surgery is performed to correct this problem and to ensure a larger field of vision and a sharp visual development. The surgery is not cosmetic but it is more reconstructive.

An experienced ophthalmologist must perform surgery as this ensures a good cosmetic and functional result. Ophthalmologists are highly knowledgeable abut the eye socket anatomy and the best surgical techniques for the eyelid and surrounding skin. No hospitalization is required.

• Eyelid Surgery Procedures Los Angeles

Surgical correction of lid drooping or misshapen eyelids usually requires more than one operation performed years or months apart. Depending upon the amount of drooping and the age at which surgery is performed, Dr Packwood , Norman or Hunt may strengthen the lid muscle by shortening it, using synthetic suture or natural material or using tendon taken from the child’s outer thigh during the surgery. There are no risks of disease from using sterilized and irradiated tendon issue. If excess skin is present after elevating the lid, a small strip of eyelid skin may be removed at the same time.

• Eyelid Surgery Risks

If the amount of lid drooping, abnormal head posture or lazy vision is few, glasses and patching may be prescribed. This is preferred until kindergarten age. Only in severe cases of drooping, surgical correction is performed in the first year of life. Recuperation is sometimes necessary because of growth of the eyelids and the face or because of the recurrence of drooping. Incomplete eye closure is common in the period following the operation. The incomplete closure tends to diminish with time.

Incomplete closure is best after the surgery, and is treated with lubricating ointment so that the eye will not dry. Dry eye because of a severe nature is not common and it must be treated with lubricating ointments. If the ointment does not quickly restore normal luster and clearness to the anterior surface of the eye, another operation will be necessary to adjust the height of the eyelid. Serious complications are very rare( severely dry eye, abrasion and ulceration of the anterior surface of the eye ,or serious infection can occur in less than 1% of pediatric eyelid procedures and reactions to anesthesia even lesser).

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