How do cataract surgeries affect pre-existing ptosis?

Doctor's Answer

This is a commonly asked question by my patients. In fact, cataract surgery may indeed worsen the pre-existing ptosis in a patient. It may worsen due to the following reasons:

  • The use of the eyelid speculum during the surgery
  • The use of post-surgical cortico-steroid eye drops that are used to treat eye swelling
  • The repeated eyelid stretching during application of post-surgical eye drops

Irrespective of this, the surgical repair of involutional ptosis usually effectively restores the patient's youthful peri-ocular appearance by improving the eyelid's height and shape.

Do consult your Oculoplastic Surgeon for the latest options in the enhancement of your eyelids!

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