Natural aging skin and eyelids

Natural aging skin and eyelids

The natural aging of the skin is a normal and in no way pathological process. The older we get, the drier and thinner the skin becomes. Especially around the mouth and eyes wrinkles form increasingly. Skin aging develops individually. Diseases or massive weight loss can accelerate the skin changes.

The visible aging process is based on the age-related loss of elasticity of the soft tissues (connective tissue, musculature and skin). In the area of the eyelids, gravity promotes drooping and changes in shape of the older and increasingly droopy eyelids.

Drooping eyelid and bags under the eyes

The upper eyelids affected by the thin skin, which can cause drooping eyelid. In this case, the connective tissue membrane that holds the fat in which the eyeball is embedded in the eye socket increasingly loses its firmness. In addition, sagging in the forehead area, which occurs with age, can lead to drooping of the brows and, in combination, increase the appearance of droopy upper eyelids.

The lower eyelids affected by drooping can cause bags under the eyes. This involves a protrusion of fat originally positioned in the orbit behind the septum orbitale.

Functional and aesthetic correction of the eyelids

Lifting enables functional and also aesthetic correction of the eyelids. This can be done even in healthy people. The procedure can help improve the quality of life and self-esteem. In this case, tired and exhausted eye parts are a thing of the past.

Anatomy of the human eye

Human eye

The eye is one of our most important sensory organs for orienting ourselves in our environment. In its structure and functioning, the eye can be compared to a camera lens: Light rays ...

Outer eye shell

The outer shell is formed by the transparent cornea and the opaque white sclera. Both tissues give the eye its shape and strength. The conjunctiva covers the sclera in front ...

Conjunctiva (lat. Tunica conjunctiva) & Eyelid

The conjunctiva "connecting garment" (lat. Tunica conjunctiva) is a mucous membrane of the anterior segment of the eye and surrounds the cornea and the visible white part of the eye. With each blink, the conjunctiva distributes ...

Ciliary muscle (lat. Musculus ciliaris)

The ciliary muscle belongs to the inner eye muscles and is located in the ciliary body (lat. corpus ciliare) - also called the ray body. The ciliary body is a section of the middle eye skin and, besides the suspension ...

Posterior eye chamber (lat. Camera posterior bulbi)

The posterior chamber of the eye is smaller than the anterior chamber. It extends from the iris to the vitreous body - in it lies the lens. The aqueous humor - which covers both the posterior ...

Cornea (lat. Cornea)

Light enters the eye through the cornea, where it is then transmitted to the lens and pupil. The cornea is therefore also called the "window of the eye" and is a ...

Pupil (lat. pupilla): Eye hole of the eye

The pupil is the circular aperture in the center of the iris. Light enters the interior of the eye through the pupil. Its size is regulated by the surrounding iris, depending ...

Rainbow skin (lat. Iris)

The iris is the colorful part of the eye and is as individual as a fingerprint. The so-called iris, or "colorful aperture" of the eye, can be changed by an individual pigment distribution in ...

Middle eye shell

The middle shell consists of three sections with specific functions. The iris adjusts the incidence of light. The ciliary body produces aqueous humor and regulates the curvature of the lens for near or ...