Droopy eyelids!

glenda_al

12 years ago

U have them! What have you done about them?

Have an eye exam, Monday, for a general checkup, and interested to see what they have to advise about my droopies!

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Nita__AZ
12 years ago
My girlfriend had surgery to keep them up. If they are bad enough Medicare will pay for the surgery. She is very happy with the results.

Here is a link that might be useful: eyelid surgery
enjoyingspring
12 years ago
I just had my eyelids lifted because they were droopy. Love the results, it is a very simple surgery, your eyelids heal quickly, very little down time.
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sharon_pa
12 years ago
Glenda..I had to have mine done 4 years ago-as I could see my eyelids in my vision line. A plastic surgeon did it and it was covered by insurance as it was necessary. It only took her 20 min. to do both lids. I was really black & blue for a week but kept a bag of frozen peas on each of them every 30 min.! Surgeon was surprised I was less bruised than most after the week. A year later-I still was 'drooping' and she again did the surgery-only this time she lifted the lids by cutting skin out from just under the brow line. Been great ever since. Seems so good not to see my eyelids!
Georgysmom
12 years ago
It's quite a business here. Lots of my friends have had it done and yes, your insurance will cover it if the doctor deems it a medical problem not a cosmetic problem.
lindaohnowga
12 years ago
Mine are droopy too. Insurance will not cover fixing that unless the eyelids are interfering with a person's vision. Otherwise it is considered as "costmetic surgery" which is not covered.

We all sure to seem to sag in so many places as we age. LOL
socks
12 years ago
My sister had it because her lids were so droopy they interfered with her vision, so insurance covered. It wasn't cosmetic surgery. I believe the procedure is called blepharoplasty. Her recovery was not smooth and I'm sure not typical either, but the surgery made a difference in her vision (and appearance too, but that's a side issue).
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
12 years ago
Glenda, my husband had it done when an illness (meningitis) left him with a drooping eyelid. It was bothering him a lot and interfering with his vision.

He's much younger than the usual droopy eye patient so the healing was rapid and uneventful. He did, however, get a lot of teasing about that shiner his wife gave him, lol. The bruising was pretty impressive for two or three days!

I hope that your doctor decides that your vision can benefit from the surgery.
ruthieg__tx
12 years ago
Mine are droopy but I am not going to volunteer for another surgery...I have more coming up and don't know what the future holds so for now I won't worry about my eyelids...In the next week or two I am having fiducial markers placed into my only good lung through a brochoscopy tube and I am the going to do a little on the table twilight sleeping for that...I worry that one of these days, I might not wake up and I would hate it to be for something like my droopy eyelids...

This post was edited by ruthieg__tx on Mon, Aug 25, 14 at 11:46
socks
12 years ago
Sounds like good thinking ruthieg. Best wishes on your upcoming procedure.
glenda_al
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12 years ago
I'm not volunteering for surgery. Last time I went, they checked the eyelids, and the droopinness wasn't considered severe enough for surgery.

Going for a regular eye exam.

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