Medical oculoplastic surgery, as opposed to cosmetic oculoplastic surgery, is performed for functional reasons.  These procedures can be done for a variety of conditions, including lesions needing a biopsy or removal, or droopy eyelids obstructing your vision. One of the most common oculoplastic surgeries is ptosis surgery. Ptosis is a condition in which the upper lid droops down for a variety of reasons. With upper lid ptosis, the droopy eyelid can sag low enough to obstruct a significant portion of vision.

Conditions Treated

Eyelid – Malposition

• Ptosis – droopy eyelids
• Dermatochalasis – excessive skin hanging over the eyelashes
• Entropion – eyelids turned in
• Ectropion – eyelids turned out
• Retraction – eyelids pulled down    (lower eyelids) or pulled up (upper eyelids)
• Trichiasis – misdirected eyelashes

Eyelid – Growths

• Benign neoplasms – papillomas, nevi (moles), skin tags
• Skin cancers – basal cell, squamous cell, sebaceous cell and melanomas

Eyelid – Inflammation

• Chalazion – styes
• Infections – cellulitis
• Dacryocystitis – Infections of the tear drainage system

Orbit – Soft tissue and bone around the eye

• Trauma – orbital bone fractures and eyelid/facial lacerations
• Inflammation – thyroid eye disease, idiopathic orbital inflammation
• Tumors – benign growths and cancers
• Anophthalmia – loss of an eye

Tear Ducts

• Lacrimal – tear drainage system blockage or trauma
• Nasolacrimal duct obstruction – blocked tear duct