Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery

April 4, 2023

Cancer is a disease which, unfortunately, can affect anywhere inside or outside the body. Even the eyelids are not immune to the possibility of developing cancer. While this is an uncomfortable possibility to discuss – let alone actually suffer from…

March 20, 2023

Eyelid surgery, otherwise known as blepharoplasty, is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures on the market. This is because the delicate skin around the eyes is so thin that the eyelids are one of the first places to reveal…

March 3, 2023

Many vision conditions that adversely affect a person’s ability to are related to the eyelids. And these conditions have many names. For this edition of Everyday InSight, we are going to study two terms: “ptosis” and “lazy eye.” Specifically, we…

February 20, 2023

Do you or someone you know have a condition where there is excess skin on the upper and lower eyelids? If so, there is a surgical procedure called “blepharoplasty” that involves removing this excess skin. While this operation can indeed…

January 26, 2023

Many wonder about the condition when one or both eyelids droop. There are a variety of reasons as to why a person should develop what we may call “drooping eyelids,” and SightMD will explain two of them. What causes drooping…

January 17, 2023

Yes, you’re reading that title correctly. The condition of the term “drooping eyelids”or, to use the medical term—ptosis does indeed exist. Drooping eyelids can make you look tired and older, regardless of your energy level. Many people want to keep their…

December 22, 2022

Blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery is a procedure that helps repair droopy eyelids. This procedure may involve the removal of excess fat, skin, and muscle causing your eyelids to droop. The aging process affects every part of the face, including the eye…

December 5, 2022

As if conditions related to the eye were not intricate enough, even some of the terminology that’s related to vision care is complicated. Take for example, a real tongue twister of a word known as “blepharoplasty,” which is defined as…

November 30, 2022

The term “eyelid cancer” sounds grim. And while it is something that should be taken seriously and attended to carefully, it is a relatively common condition and is not unique as a place for skin cancer to develop. If detected…