Many people have droopy eyelids which become more pronounced in old age. Some people can compensate for ptosis by raising their forehead muscles. It can make them tired and also they may lose peripheral vision in the upper field of gaze. In children, if droopy eyelid is blocking the vision, it may result in amblyopia. […]
Eyelid Surgery: Decide If This Is The Right Solution For You
December 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you are considering eyelid surgery due to ptosis, or droopy eyelids, you should first make sure that you are a candidate. If it turns out that you are not, you should consider other treatments that have similar results to this procedure. Either way, you should be aware that insurance providers often cover any kind […]
How to Code Cosmetic Ptosis Repair
December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
There is this Medicare patient of ours who’ll be having a leva to resection on his right eye for ptosis. The ophthalmologist wants to do this as a bilateral procedure; however the patient’s left eye is a non-seeing eye. As the operation on the right side may be medically necessary, but the left side would […]
Eyelid Surgery Basics
December 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty is a surgical option which helps to repair droopy eyelids through the removal of excess skin, fat, and muscle. As we age, our eyelids stretch, causing the supporting muscles to weaken. As a result, excess fat deposits form around the eyelids, causing sagging eyebrows, drooping upper lids, and bags under the […]
BLEPHAROPLASTY SURGERY
December 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Blepharoplasty is the name of a type of cosmetic plastic surgery which is done for eyelids. This cosmetic mode surgery is intended to recover from a droopy or eyelid that it involves in removing fatty or baggy skin from the upper and lower eyelids. May people especially women are suffering from getting aged due to […]
Laser Blepharoplasty
December 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Blepharoplasty or the eyelid surgery is the surgery where the upper folds of the eyelid are corrected to give a youthful look to the person. The upper eyelids or the lower eyelids both can be corrected but the fact is that it is the upper eyelid that gives more of a old age look. That […]
