Right eyelid drooping

The eyelid, which is what we call the eyelid, becomes more and more loose and sagging as you age. But for some people, only the right eyelid droops. This situation has a lot to do with daily habits. Drooping eyelids make people feel old, which is especially concerned by women. Although many people choose skin-tightening skin care products, the effect is not obvious. The best way is still cosmetic surgery.

1. Causes of droopy eyelids

The feeling of drooping eyelids may be caused by diseases such as poor rest, myasthenia gravis, and eye diseases.

Congenital ptosis

It is caused by defect of levator palpebrae superioris muscle or incomplete development of oculomotor nerve nucleus. It is present at birth, usually bilateral, and often has genetic factors. If the ptosis is caused by the defect of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle, it usually manifests as simple ptosis. If it is caused by the incomplete development of the nerve nucleus, it is often accompanied by other eye abnormalities, such as epicanthus, small palpebral fissure, strabismus, etc.

Acquired ptosis

According to the cause, it can be divided into the following types:

1. Oculomotor nerve paralysis ptosis: caused by damage to the oculomotor nerve or nerve nucleus, usually unilateral, often accompanied by eye movement disorders and sometimes diplopia.

2. Sympathetic nerve paralysis ptosis: It is a partial symptom of sympathetic nerve paralysis, which is more common in patients with neck surgery, trauma and thyroid. The symptoms include mild ptosis of the upper eyelid, slightly higher position of the lower eyelid forming a small palpebral fissure, sunken eyeballs, and constricted pupils.

3. Myogenic ptosis: common in myasthenia gravis and progressive extraocular muscle paralysis. The degree of ptosis caused by myasthenia gravis increases with fatigue, which is mild in the morning and worse at night when tired.

4. Mechanical ptosis: caused by lesions of the eyelid itself, such as tumors, amyloidosis, severe trachoma, inflammatory edema, trauma, tissue proliferation (elephantiasis), etc. Eye bags are associated with sagging facial skin due to aging and drooping eyelids.

There is another type of ptosis of unknown cause, namely senile myopathic ptosis, which is caused by primary muscular atrophy and is bilateral, and is more common in elderly women.

2. What to do if your eyelids droop

【Tea Eye Mask】6 grams of tea leaves, 60 mg of boiled water.

Put tea leaves (choose one of black tea, green tea, oolong tea, or scented tea) into a teacup. Pour in boiling water (preferably around 80 degrees), cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Apply sterilized gauze dipped in tea to the skin around the eye circles and remove it after 20 minutes. Apply this once in the morning and evening.

【Oil Melon Eye Mask】50 grams of sesame oil, 200 grams of cucumber.

Squeeze the fresh cucumber juice and add sesame oil. Dip a sterilized cotton ball in the mixed juice, apply it on your eyelids before going to bed, and wash it off the next morning. Or use it alone, squeeze the cucumber juice, apply it on the eyelids before going to bed, and wash it off the next morning.

3. Prevention of droopy eyelids

1. You should do more upper eyelid exercises on a daily basis.

2. Pay attention to daily eye care.

3. Do not use skin care products that irritate the eyes.

4. Do eye exercises regularly. The method is to open your eyes as wide as possible and roll your eyeballs downward, and do this for 5 minutes every night.

5. Keep your eyes clean.