{"id":39868,"date":"2018-12-14T11:52:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T10:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/lexikon\/ptosis-tissue-slackening\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:16:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:16:59","slug":"ptosis-tissue-slackening","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/lexikon\/ptosis-tissue-slackening\/","title":{"rendered":"Ptosis &#8211; tissue slackening"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ptosis mammae, lidptosis, etc.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inhalt\">\n<p><strong>Terminology<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>The word ptosis (the) is of ancient Greek origin and means &#8216;to fall&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h2>Examples of ptosis<\/h2>\n<p>The term is frequently used in plastic surgery, especially as one of the main indications in aesthetic surgery is tissue sagging. Here are some indications with the corresponding correction options: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ptosis mammae<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/lexikon\/breast-sagging-or-sagging-breasts\/\">breast sagging (also known as mastoptosis)<\/a>. -&gt; Correction is usually achieved by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/op\/breast-surgery-duesseldorf\/breast-lift\/\">breast lift<\/a>. A moderate lift can also be achieved by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/op\/breast-surgery-duesseldorf\/breast-augmentation\/\">breast augmentation<\/a>. A slight ptosis of the breasts can be corrected by filling (also known as a filler lift) using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/op\/breast-surgery-duesseldorf\/breast-implants\/\">breast implants<\/a>.   <\/li>\n<li>Ptosis abdominis means abdominal slackness or abdominal skin sagging -&gt; Correction by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/op\/body\/tummy-tuck\/\">abdominoplasty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eyelid ptosis<\/strong>, also known as blepharoptosis, is a paralysis or malposition of the eyelid retractor muscle, which causes the upper eyelid to droop (often only on one side). In this case, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/op\/head\/eyelid-correction\/\">eyelid correction<\/a> is not an aesthetic eyelid lift but a medical operation on the eyelid lifting muscle! <\/li>\n<li><strong>Brow ptosis<\/strong> affects men more often than women. The eyebrows lower, particularly due to signs of ageing. This can make already sagging eyelids more visible and worsen a restricted field of vision. Eyebrow lifting can be used to correct severe ptosis.   <\/li>\n<li>Facial ptosis -&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/op\/head\/facelift-duesseldorf\/\">Facelift<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"aktualisiert\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plastic surgeons often use the word ptosis because one of the most common indications in aesthetic surgery is tissue sagging. Here are some indications &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","encyclopedia-tag":[],"class_list":["post-39868","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/39868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=39868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}