YOUR DOCTOR INFORMS:
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT EXTRA SKIN IN THE EYELIDS AND HOW TO TREAT IT
Excess skin on the upper or lower eyelids is called “dermatochalasis”, producing excessive folds, bags and wrinkles around the eyes. Dermatochalasis is a common condition characterized by loosening of the skin of the eyelids.
This eyelid problem can affect both men and women and is usually due to the normal aging process. Genetic factors also play an important role in sagging eyelid skin.
In other words, if your parents and siblings have more skin around their eyelids, you are more likely to experience the same problem.
Certain lifestyle habits that contribute to premature aging
of the skin of the eyelids have also been reported, such as:
smoking·
Obesity
Frequent rubbing of the eyes
In most cases, the symptoms are cosmetic. However, a person with advanced dermatochalasis may notice that loose skin on the eyelids blocks vision, and drooping eyelids can also contribute to eye irritation.
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WHAT IS THE TREATMENT FOR
THE EXTRA SKIN OF THE EYELIDS?
Sagging eyelids are not necessarily a cause for concern, so they may not always require treatment.
If you want to change the appearance of your eyelids for cosmetic reasons or because your vision is obstructed, the only solution is a surgery called blepharoplasty.
This surgery consists of removing excess skin, muscle, and sometimes fat from the eyelid.
The procedure usually takes 1-2 hours and you can go home the same day
as your surgery. Temporary side effects usually include: eye swelling, redness of the skin of the eyelids, tearing, pain, and sensitivity to light.
At Visualiza, before performing your surgery, your ophthalmologist will perform a complete examination of your eyes and identify the cause and severity of excess skin on your eyelids.
The doctor will offer you personalized guidance and information on the treatment options available according to your needs.
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VINCENT PESCATORE PATIENTS BENEFITED
Our commitment in the north of the country continues and does not stop; For this reason, during the month of April, at the Vincent Pescatore hospital, cataract surgery donations were made to patients detected and found during our recruitment drive in neighboring places of Petén.
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EXPANSION IN OPTOMETRY AREA EXPANSION IN OPTOMETRY AREA
We continue to optimize our waiting times; With the aim of continuing to provide a better service, we have extended the optometry area, now we have two optometrists at the service of our patients.
Our conference team traveled to the department of Quiche where, together with the Santa Cruz health center, they recruited patients with different eye pathologies and thus referred them to our hospital in Quetzaltenango.
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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Visualiza grows and its collaborators grow in knowledge, human and professional development; For this reason, our human talent department, in collaboration with all the area managers, carry out constant workshops and training sessions aimed at the entire Visualiza corporation.
Great leaders are born of empathy. The conference was developed and given to heads of conferences and managers of Vision Centers. Where characteristics of a leader were revealed and who can be one; thus knowing the tools that a leader needs and the empathy that must be applied for good leadership.
Flow system visualiza / medical assistants. The course was aimed at medical assistants, making them aware of how to use the Visualiza system and the importance in management that their position entails, providing tools to collaborators to correctly use the Visualiza system and the importance of information within the flow system.
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Employee turnover and well-being. The workshop was aimed at human talent personnel, updating knowledge to have tools that help reduce employee turnover; identifying the interrelation between the well-being of collaborators and its influence on the decrease in turnover within Visualiza.
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organic chlorine. The training was directed to the head and nurses of the operating and maintenance room, in order to recognize the critical, semi-critical and non-critical areas, in addition to learning about the correct dilutions for disinfection, knowing the benefits of organic chlorine over other sanitizing products.
The glaucoma process. The training was aimed at glaucoma ophthalmologists, to learn how to handle the optic nerve damage probability scale and to learn about the dynamic evaluation graph for clinical decision-making.
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Excellence in the evaluation of people with hypermature cataracts. The training was directed at ophthalmologists, providing updated information to improve ophthalmologist skills and offer more effective care to patients.
Control in project management. Conference aimed at the project manager, financial manager and general accountant, providing the necessary tools to know the needs of establishing a control process to make the best decision for our project.
Corneal transplant. The training was directed to the operating room nurse, to establish the necessary instruments for corneal transplantation, the necessary care, sterilization, and good condition of the instrument. Recognizing the different corneal transplant techniques, their importance, and objective, in addition to identifying their possible complications.
Conversation speed, efficiency and simplicity. Aimed at financial manager and general accountant, to expand information on electronic attention and services, on the way to digital public transformation.
Advances in the management of retinopathies and presentation of cases treated with farcimab. Aimed at ophthalmologists, anesthesia and internists, with the purpose of Identifying the opportunities that exist to optimize patient results, and to publicize the efficacy and durability of Faricimab treatment in retinal diseases..
Criteria for evaluating workloads. Aimed at the human talent manager, to learn how to evaluate the workload of team members, to carry out an equitable distribution of the workload for team members to reduce physical and mental exhaustion and start up their abilities to achieve the goals.
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