Treatment of diagnosed upper eyelid ptosis almost always requires surgery. While there are many options, including incisional and non-incisional procedures, the best treatment varies between individuals and would require a thorough assessment.
This includes examining the various structures making up the upper eyelid including the skin, fat and muscle, assessing the marginal reflex distance (MRD1), testing your visual fields and levator function, and determining whether any brow drooping is present.
Surgical procedures would then be aimed at correcting abnormalities based on the assessment. Besides functional improvement, it should also help to give you a brighter appearance and less tired look.
Ptosis treatments are Medisave/Insurance claimable if there is proven functional deficit in your visual field, and would require a specialist opthalmologist assessment aside from the examination mentioned above. Ptosis correction can be performed by a trained plastic surgeon or oculoplastic surgeon, and he/she will help to arrange the necessary tests as well as Medisave/Insurance claims.
Hope this helps!
Dr Adrian
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
