What is the double eyelid lifting muscle

The phenomenon of drooping eyelids is also quite common in our daily life. This is a symptom of sagging eyelids, which means that the eyelid muscles are weak. At this time, even if you have double eyelid surgery, it will not look beautiful. Therefore, you must first perform double eyelid lifting muscle treatment, which can promote muscle strength. Only after double eyelid surgery can you ensure that the double eyelids become more beautiful. Let us learn about this aspect.

The first step of upper eyelid levator surgery

The first step of the upper eyelid levator surgery is to place the patient in the supine position and make an incision 4-5mm from the eyelid margin for adults and 3-4mm from the eyelid margin for children.

Second step of upper eyelid levator surgery

How is the upper eyelid levator muscle surgery performed? The second step of the levator muscle surgery is surgical anesthesia. The anesthesiologist will decide in advance based on the surgical steps to increase or decrease the amount of anesthetic drugs and vasoactive drugs to ensure the smooth progress of the operation. The anesthesiologist will also work closely with the surgeon to ensure the safety of the patient.

The third step of upper eyelid levator surgery

After local anesthesia, the skin was incised and part of the orbicularis oculi muscle covering the upper tarsal plate was removed to expose the upper edge of the tarsal plate and the lower edge of the orbital septum. The orbital septum and tarsal plate were clamped with two vascular forceps respectively. Ophthalmic scissors were used to sharply separate the belly of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle upward along the posterior wall of the orbital septum to the level of the restraining ligament.

The fourth step of upper eyelid levator surgery

After the separation of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle is completed, the surgeon will cut the levator palpebrae superioris muscle and the entire layer of conjunctiva along the upper edge of the tarsal plate. Based on the preoperative assessment of the degree of ptosis, the tarsal plate tissue will be removed in a rectangular shape. The width of the tarsal plate after removal must be at least 5 mm. The levator palpebrae superioris muscle was clamped with mosquito forceps, and the conjunctiva was anesthetized locally with 2% lidocaine infiltration. According to the preoperative assessment, the levator palpebrae superioris muscle was separated from the palpebral conjunctiva to the level where the levator palpebrae superioris muscle needed to be removed.

Preoperative preparation for upper eyelid levator surgery

1. Do not take medications containing aspirin within two weeks before surgery, because aspirin will reduce the function of platelet coagulation. 2. Patients with hypertension and diabetes should inform their doctor of their condition in detail during the initial consultation so that the attending doctor can confirm the surgical plan. 3. Make sure you are in good health and have no infectious diseases or other body inflammations before surgery. 4. Women should avoid the menstrual period, because the blood coagulation mechanism is poor during the menstrual period, and the upper eyelid levator muscle surgery may easily cause the wound to be difficult to heal.