Text/Lin Kun

With the growth of age, the skin is gradually aging, and defying gravity's ability is becoming more and more fragile, and his eyelids will gradually relax, which will even affect his vision in severe cases. You have to lift your eyelids to see clearly. However, don't think that eyelid relaxation only happens to the elderly. Young people may also have premature drooping eyelids due to overuse of eyes, abnormal work and rest or some diseases. Therefore, to delay eyelid aging, it is best to start from a young age, establish a good lifestyle and maintain it moderately.

Relaxation of eyelids is not necessarily aging.

Wang, director of the dermatology department of the Affiliated Hospital of Taipei Medical University, said that the main reasons for eyelid relaxation are the loss of skin and subcutaneous connective tissue caused by aging and the lack of muscle strength for eyelid lifting, which mostly starts from the outside of the upper eyelid at the age of 35-40, and then wrinkles and bags under the eyes gradually appear. But if you use your eyes too many times, spend too long, get tired for a long time, and have too much work pressure, you won't get enough sleep. Long-term bad sleeping posture oppresses eyelids and often rubs eyes, which will lead to early eyelid relaxation.

In addition, some people have the constitution of eyelid edema because of congenital inheritance, which may also cause eyelid relaxation. It should be treated as soon as possible to avoid vision problems such as amblyopia. If it is a double eyelid, because the eyelid is multi-layered, eyelid relaxation will appear earlier and more obvious than a single eyelid.

Some diseases can also be complicated with blepharoptosis, such as myasthenia gravis patients or other congenital muscle dysfunction. Such patients are likely to have symptoms of blepharoptosis when they are young. In addition, stroke or nervous system diseases can also lead to drooping eyelids.

Clinically, young people usually take the initiative to seek the help of doctors to solve the problem of eyelid relaxation, mainly because it affects their appearance, because eyelid relaxation looks more mature and less energetic, and if it affects their mood and self-confidence, they will live unhappy; Older patients, mostly due to severe eyelid relaxation symptoms, part of the line of sight will be blocked by eyelids. So when you look at something, the view from above will be affected. At this time, patients will unconsciously raise their eyebrows frequently because their vision is blocked and their eyes are uncomfortable. As long as the eyebrow muscle is improved, you can see clearly immediately.

Both surgery and non-surgery can be improved.

Wang said that ophthalmologists have many ways to improve eyelid relaxation, which can be divided into surgical or non-surgical methods in medicine. Severe relaxation or sagging must be improved by surgery. Non-surgical methods are the most effective, such as electric wave skin lift, light wave skin lift or hyaluronic acid.

Cai Zhenxing, an attending ophthalmologist in the Affiliated Hospital of Taipei Medical College, pointed out that the surgical treatment of double eyelid relaxation is relatively simple for young people because of the large amount of eyelid fat. Just cut the double eyelids, cut off the fat and sew them up. Older patients or patients with congenital ptosis must pull up their eyebrows. If the eyelid muscles of elderly patients are weak, it will be more troublesome to pull up the muscles.

The problem of eyelid relaxation of ordinary people can be achieved by surgery. Pay more attention to detumescence and binocular symmetry after operation. If you find obvious asymmetry after recovery, please see a doctor for re-treatment. As for the elderly after the operation, it may be because the eyelids cannot be completely closed, so the eyeballs should be moisturized.

As for the non-surgical lifting method, Wang said that it is mainly aimed at ethnic groups under the age of 55 or younger, using electromagnetic waves to heat minimally invasive and regenerate collagen and elastin in the skin. In addition, hyaluronic acid can be injected above the eyelid and outside the eyebrows to improve the eyelid depression and make it lift; Sometimes combined with Botox injections. Generally speaking, the effect lasts about half a year. Skin care products for external use also have some effects, such as using small molecules? Skin care products, L-C, growth factors and skin care products containing antioxidant components can increase collagen and provide renewable raw materials. Moreover, * * * can also achieve the effect of lifting eyelids, thus promoting lymphatic circulation, and then eliminating eyelid edema, especially people with eyelid edema are particularly prone to accumulate tissue fluid.

* * * The process can be combined with the use of skin care products, pressing from the outside, pushing from the inside, and using finger strength or the outer edge of the thumb; You can also use rotation * * * to help lymph and blood circulation.

Live a good habit and slow down the pace of relaxation. However, if you want to improve and delay the problem of eyelid relaxation, you can't just rely on surgery, but you should also maintain a normal routine in your daily life:

1. Balanced diet: We should eat meat, vegetables and fruits in a balanced way, especially foods containing antioxidants and vitamin C, and reduce high-fat foods.

2. Do a good job in sun protection: Especially in hot summer, you must wear an umbrella and a hat when you go out, because the poisonous sun is the killer of beautiful skin, which may lead to the formation of spots in addition to accelerating aging. Wear sunglasses if necessary.

3. Establish a good work and rest: staying up late, lack of sleep, poor sleep, and being in a state of fatigue for a long time will make the skin tissue lack nutrition, which is also a major factor in eyelid relaxation. The more eyes you use, the more serious your eyelids will droop.

4. Smoke less: Smoking will accelerate skin aging and lead to premature eyelid relaxation.

5. Avoid wearing heavy makeup for a long time: At present, many young women wear makeup almost every day. When wearing makeup, they will use mascara or wear false eyelashes, which will cause physical and chemical problems, affect eyelid health, and lead to allergies, eczema, dryness, roughness and relaxation. So try to reduce heavy makeup. Wearing contact lenses for a long time and bad makeup removal methods will also accelerate the aging of the skin around the eyes.

Spleen and stomach weakness, muscle weakness

Shi Zhilong, a Chinese medicine practitioner in Chengguan Chinese Medicine Clinic, said that from the perspective of Chinese medicine, people who are particularly prone to drooping eyelids are related to spleen and stomach weakness in addition to factors such as old age, staring at the computer screen for a long time, poor sun protection and lack of sleep. Because the spleen dominates muscles, they lose their health, which easily leads to muscle weakness and the ability to pull eyelids is relatively lacking, while people with poor digestion ability are more prone to fatigue and drooping eyelids.

In terms of diet, it is recommended to eat more foods containing collagen, such as fish skin, chicken feet, pig skin, pig's trotters, beef tendon and bird's nest. If you are worried about high cholesterol, bird's nest, fish skin or chicken feet are better choices.

In addition, you can also achieve the effect of eye skin care through dietotherapy and reduce the occurrence of eyelid relaxation. Appropriate amount of Polygonatum odoratum, Ophiopogon japonicus, Dendrobium, Lycium barbarum and Poria can be stewed with pig's trotters, and vegetarians can add tremella to cook and drink, so as to achieve the effect of invigorating qi and strengthening spleen. Or take appropriate amount of Radix Astragali, Fructus Lycii, and Fructus Jujubae, and add a small amount of Prunellae Spica to make tea, so as to achieve the effect of invigorating qi and lifting the body.

As for external application, because the skin around the eyes is particularly delicate, the general mask may have excessive problems. It is recommended to apply pearl powder and lotion around the eyelids, and the effect is also good.

Press a button and your eyelids will be tighter.

Acupoint * * * has a good effect on improving and preventing eyelid relaxation, but because the area around the eyes is fragile, * * * must be gentle, otherwise wrinkles will easily occur, just as rubbing your eyes often will increase the chance of eyelid relaxation. * * * Several times a day can help to eliminate eye fatigue and reduce and delay the occurrence of eyelid relaxation. In addition, it can also be extrapolated from the lower eyelid from the inside in peacetime; It is also helpful to gently push the upper eyelid from the outside to the inside. It is recommended to use some eye cream to increase moisture during the process.

◆ Zhu Zhu Point: Located in the depression below the brow, it can relieve eye fatigue, headache and edema around the eyes.

◆ Fish waist point: located directly above the pupil and in the middle of the eyebrows, it has the function of expelling wind and dredging collaterals, which can relieve eye fatigue.

◆ Bai Yang Point: the horizontal finger located in the middle of eyebrows is the intersection of multiple meridians. Frequent pressing can make the skin ruddy and shiny.

◆ Silk bamboo hole: located at the end of eyebrows, it helps to eliminate eye fatigue, especially suitable for computer users.

Temples: Located on one side of the head, between the brow tip and the outer corner of the eye, it has the function of eliminating eye fatigue and edema.

◆ Cavitation: Located directly under the eyeball and near the eye profile bone, it can improve gastrointestinal function and prevent eye bags from loosening.

In addition, pressing Baihui point (located at the midpoint of the line between the two ear tips and the center of the head) can help blood circulation; Zusanli point (three inches below the knee and one inch beside the tibia) has the function of invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen and stomach, and can also be pressed frequently at ordinary times.