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What is sleepy eye surgery?
Sleepy eyes occur when the eyelids cover the pupil due to skin stretching or lack of strength to open the eyes. Depending on how much your eyelids functionally cover your pupil, we perform different types of sleepy eye surgery.
Surgery Information
Surgery time
2 hours
Anesthesia method
Local anesthesia
Recovery time
2-3 weeks
Stitch Removal
7 days
Non-Incision Sleepy Eye Surgery Procedure
STEP 01
Thread the suture through a tiny hole. Thread to the eye opening muscle.
STEP 02
Adjust the length of
the ptosis muscle.
STEP 03
Suture to fix
the drooping eye.
Incisional Sleepy Eye Surgery Procedure
STEP 01
Remove unnecessary
fat, muscle, etc.
STEP 02
Adjust length of
suture sagging muscle
STEP 03
Suturing to resolve
sleepy eyes
What makes AllLiting
specialty special
According to the severity of sleepy eyes
we provide customized surgery for each patient.
- 1
- Check whether the sleepy eyes are caused by weak eyelid lifting force or sagging skin
- 2
- Select customized incision/non-incision according to eyelid skin condition
- 3
- Improve sleepy eyes not only cosmetically, but also functionally to make it easier to open your eyes
- 4
- Combine with other procedures, such as trimming, as needed
If you need surgery for Sleepy Eyes
Precautions after surgery
Postoperative care for sleepy eyes
- Follow your post-operative instructions carefully, including keeping the tape in place to prevent recurrence.
- Avoid drinking alcohol and smoking for about 4 weeks after surgery to increase the risk of inflammation.
- Avoid strenuous exercise after surgery as it may cause swelling.
- Be careful not to rub your eyes until the surgical site has stabilized.
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