Dermatochalasis is a fold of skin in the eyelid that can develop with age and overhang the lid margin.
Although upper eyelid dermatochalasis can be treated successfully by blepharoplasty, not all patients are suitable candidates for surgery and others may be unwilling to undergo this procedure, especially if their condition is not severe.
Based on the investigators' assessment of the severity of dermatochalasis, the proportion of patients who were responders (ie, who had at least a 1-point reduction in their severity score) peaked at 32% in the 4-U group and 47% in the 6-U group at week 2 (Figure 2).
Dermatochalasis describes a common, physiologic condition seen clinically as sagging of the upper eyelids, and to some degree, the lower lids.
Dermatochalasis typically results in a ptosis, though occasionally patients will utilize the frontalis muscle to pull the lids open; this eliminates the ptosis but results in a wrinkling or furrowing of the forehead.
Dermatochalasis should not be confused with floppy eyelid syndrome, a condition in which the lids become flaccid due to a loss of tarsal elastin.
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