What To Do With Droopy Eyelids: Massages

Professional facial lymphatic drainage allows accumulated fluid to drain from the tissue and is thus effective against swelling in the eye area. But you can also lend a hand and gently massage the area around the eyes – for example, when applying the eye cream:

Apply light pressure to run your fingers outwards from the nose and eyebrows.

Then, use your fingertips to drum along the lower eyelid back to the inner corner of the eye.

What To Do With Droopy Eyelids: Home Remedies

These home remedies also counteract drooping eyelids to some extent:

Chilled teaspoons on closed eyes will help relieve small puffiness. Chilled cucumber slices have a similar effect, providing the skin with additional moisture.

Black tea compresses promote swelling thanks to the tannins in the tea: either place a cooled tea bag on your eyes for 10 minutes or cotton pads soaked in tea.

Nourishing masks provide the sensitive skin around the eyes with intensive moisture and thus also counteract droopy eyelids and bags under the eyes. Mix a 2:1:1 mixture of aloe vera, nut oil, and wheat germ oil, soak cotton pads, and apply to eyes for about 15 minutes.

What To Do With Droopy Eyelids: Healthy Lifestyle

Adequate sleep, healthy nutrition, protection from the sun, and avoiding alcohol and tobacco are a boost to well-being, but they are also good for the skin and keep it young.

What To Do With Droopy Eyelids: Tapes

Drooping lid tapes – double-sided adhesive strips that are stuck under the lid’s crease – bring an immediate effect. In the case of pronounced drooping eyelids, they help restore the field of vision. However, the application can also trigger allergies, dry eyes, and other side effects – so it is best to talk to your ophthalmologist in advance.

What To Do With Drooping Eyelids: Eyelid Tightening

If all other measures do not help, drooping eyelids can also be corrected surgically:

During a surgical eyelid lift, excess skin is removed between the eyebrow and the eyelid’s crease, and the incision is sewn up. The operation takes place under local or general anesthesia. Complete healing can take up to six weeks.

Less painful alternatives for tightening the skin include laser, plasma pen, or image treatments. The tightening uses superficial wounds, burns, or heat energy. However, the effects are less large and lasting than surgical eyelid lifting.

If you consider medical intervention for your droopy eyelids, you should always seek comprehensive advice on the opportunities and risks and also for Epicanthoplasty wound (แผลเปิดหัวตา which is the term in Thai).