Droopy eyelids: Here’s how you can use aloe vera and turmeric to lift them

According to Medline Plus of the United States National Library of Medicine, USA, drooping eyelids are always caused by weakness of the muscles that lift the eyelid, damage to the nerves that control the muscles, or loose skin of the upper eyelids.

However, there are diseases or conditions that can cause drooping eyelids such as:

• Tumor around or behind the eye.
• diabetes.
• Horner’s syndrome.
• myasthenia gravis.

• cerebrovascular accident.
• Swelling of the eyelid, as in the case of a stye.

Also, a drooping eyelid may remain constant, get worse over time (progressive), or come and go (intermittent). In children, drooping eyelids can cause lazy eye or amblyopia. In the long term, this can result in vision loss.

The library also noted that a doctor should be consulted if the eyelids droop or close suddenly, or are associated with other symptoms, such as double vision or pain.

Along the same lines, he indicated on his website that blinking can occur in one or both eyes, depending on the cause. At first, there will be a feeling that the field of vision is being blocked. When the drooping eyelid covers the pupil of the eye, vision is completely blocked. In the case of children, they may tilt their head back to help them see under the eyelid.

being told, Herald USA A home remedy has been discovered that helps in lifting the eyelids and only aloe vera needs to be massaged for three minutes and the skin should be stretched upwards to do so.

On the same lines, he advised mixing a pinch of turmeric and a tablespoon of curd and this should also be applied on the eyelids with a circular massage.

For its part, the Mar Garcia Aesthetic Medicine Center explains in its official blog that there are a series of specific facial yoga exercises for drooping eyelids, such as:

• Raise your eyebrows as high as possible and look up. You should feel the tension in the muscles and hold for five seconds.
• Next, the upper eyelid is lowered keeping the brow ridges raised. again for five seconds.
• Finally, the eyebrows are lowered and he relaxes.

According to Beauty Center, this process should be repeated five times in a row.

On the other hand, one of the treatments for drooping eyelids is eyelid lift surgery (blepharoplasty) and it is performed to repair drooping eyelids and may involve the removal of excess skin, muscle, and fat.

Thus, according to the Mayo Clinic, a non-profit devoted to clinical practice, education and research, states that blepharoplasty may be an option if the person meets the following characteristics:

• Bags or sagging in the upper eyelids.
• Excess skin on the upper eyelids that interferes with peripheral vision.
• Excess skin on the lower eyelids.
• Bags under eyes.

After surgery, a person may temporarily experience: blurred vision, watery eyes, sensitivity to light, double vision, swollen eyelids, numbness, swelling and a black eye, or pain or discomfort due to applying lubricating ointment to the eye Injuries similar to

In any case, the information given above does not replace medical advice in any way and therefore the first thing to do is to consult a health specialist so that he can guide the process and indicate what needs to be done for each individual. what is most suitable.