Upneeq

Approved by the FDA, UPNEEQ is a prescription eye drop that works to temporarily provide about a 1 mm lift from eyelids that are drooping, sagging, and sometimes even affecting the view of patients. With a single daily dose, patients will notice that after a drop, their eyelids will begin to appear more lifted. While this won’t achieve results as dramatic as those from an eyelid lift surgery, UPNEEQ provides a noticeable life difference and is perfect for those uninterested in the complications of recovering from eye surgery.

Because UPNEEQ is a prescription medicine, most patients are able to take it home and use it on their own as long as they have eyelid ptosis to treat and are not taking any other prescribed medications that may interfere with UPNEEQ. A personalized consultation with either Dr. Maria Lombardo will determine your candidacy for UPNEEQ and will provide in-depth detail about how the eye drops can be beneficial to your needs.

UPNEEQ should be used no more than once a day, with one drop in each eye. UPNEEQ, which is made from oxymetazoline, will trigger the Mueller’s muscle on the eye, causing it to contract and raise, giving droopy eyelids an improved, lifted look.

Although UPNEEQ is a safe medication to use, patients should be aware of a few side effects that may occur when using UPNEEQ. Some patients may experience inflammation, irritation, redness, dry eye, blurred vision, or headaches. At the time the drops are inserted into the eye, some patients may feel a light stinging, but this should disappear within a few seconds as the eye adjusts.

Yes. Sometimes, patients can experience ptosis, or droopy eyelids, as an after-effect of dissolved BOTOX injected into the forehead area or surrounding eye area. This unwanted side effect can often cause patients to feel insecure about the appearance of their eyes. UPNEEQ will be able to lift eyelids even if you’ve had BOTOX injected in the past.

UPNEEQ is the perfect solution to treating droopy eyelids for people who do not want to commit to eyelid lift surgery or dermal fillers. With no downtime needed, UPNEEQ provides a quick, once-a-day treatment to open and widen the appearance of the eye. While also avoiding the risks and complications that can come from eyelid surgery, patients are free to use UPNEEQ whenever they’d like. UPNEEQ also helps provide a more natural, lifted look to the face than surgery or dermal fillers might.