Very famous has become a Japanese technique that serves those who have drooping eyelids. It is a facial massage that lasts less than three minutes and they say it helps to lift the gaze and make the eyes look bigger and more impressive.
The best thing is that it should not be used no apparatus or extra ingredients to make it.
Here are the steps to carry out the Japanese technique and lift droopy eyelids:
– The person must place their fingers index fingers over the eyebrows and stretch the skin upwards.
– After five seconds, close your eyes and keep lifting the skin. This causes the muscles in that area to stretch. All of the above will have to be done five times.
-Posteriorly, you will have to place your ring finger inside the eyebrow and the index finger at the end of it.
-Then, raise your eyebrows with the help of a bit of the strength of your fingers and finally close your eyes. They advise repeating this step five times.
– Lastly, recommend Repeat this Japanese technique daily to start seeing results.
How to know if you have droopy eyelids?
With the passage of time, the signs of aging become more evident. Wrinkles, expression lines and sagging begin to be part of the face. Droopy eyelids can also form, and this is due to excess upper eyelid skin.
“The edge of the upper lid may be lower than it should be (ptosis) or there may be excess baggy skin on the upper lid (dermatochalasis). Droopy eyelids are usually a combination of both conditions.” Medline Plus explained, US National Library of Medicine website.
To identify if you have droopy eyelids, There are some symptoms or vision problems that can alert about it:
- Initially, there may be a feeling that the field of vision is blocked.
- When the drooping eyelid covers the pupil of the eye, vision is completely blocked.
- In children, they may tilt their head back to see under the eyelid.
- There may be pain and a feeling of tiredness in the eye area.
- Tears despite dry eyes.
Causes
According to Medline Plus, There are several factors that can cause a droopy eyelid:
- Weakness of the muscle that raises the eyelid.
- Damage to the nerves that control that muscle.
- Sagging of the skin of the upper eyelids.
- Normal aging process.
- Congenital.
- The result of an injury or illness.
Some health conditions that can cause it include:
- Tumor around or behind the eye.
- Diabetes.
- Horner syndrome.
- Myasthenia gravis.
- Cerebrovascular accident.
- Inflammation of the eyelid (stye).
Blefarolplastia
This surgery is performed when the eyelids are saggy or droopy and cannot be fully opened. This procedure helps remove the excess tissue of the upper eyelids, helping to improve vision and make the face look younger.
To apply for a blepharoplasty, you must have the following characteristics:
- Bags or sagging in the upper eyelids.
- Excess skin on the upper eyelids that interferes with peripheral vision.
- Excess skin on the lower eyelids.
- Bags under the eyes.
Risks of the operation
Mayo Clinic, a non-profit entity dedicated to clinical practice, education and research, points out the risks that may occur in the operation:
- infection and bleeding
- Dry and irritated eyes.
- Difficulty closing your eyes or other problems with your eyelids.
- Obvious scars.
- Injury to the muscles of the eye.
- Color changes in the skin.
- The need for follow-up surgery.
- Temporarily blurred vision or, in rare cases, loss of vision.
- Risks related to surgeries in general (reactions to anesthesia).