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Old 06-14-2007, 03:57 PM
Fingers Fingers is offline
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Default How do you get rid of temporary ptosis?

Some days I'll just wake up and one of my eyelids droop. How can you get rid of this?


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Old 06-14-2007, 04:33 PM
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For acquired or levator dehiscence ptosis, the doctor must first determine the cause of the problem. If ptosis is a result of muscle or nerve disease, the doctor will begin by treating the disease first. If a tumor is the cause, it can sometimes be removed. In some cases, the doctor may suggest surgery. This operation is the same one surgeons use for congenital ptosis: shortening the levator muscle or connecting it to the muscles of the brow.

For congenital ptosis, the treatment is surgery. As noted above, the procedure involves either shortening the levator muscle or attaching it to the muscles of the brow.
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