plural ptoses
ˈtō-ˌsēz 
: a sagging or prolapse of an organ or part
especially
: a drooping of the upper eyelid
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In the case of Daxxify and other similar injections, the most common ones are bruising, swelling, headaches, and, in some cases, eyelid and eyebrow ptosis (an unintended drooping of the lids or brows).
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Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
Droopy eyelid, also called ptosis, is when the upper eyelid droops over the eye and blocks your vision.
—Dagny Zhu, Verywell Health, 26 Jan. 2023
The technical term for my mother’s drooping eyelids was ptosis.
—Paul Muldoon, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
Freitag squints at my face on the screen and says my ptosis is perceptible but mild.
—Jancee Dunn, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2021
This is best for hiding the fact that my eyes are not symmetrical—a result of being born with ptosis, a drooping eyelid, and many operations to correct it.
—Gal Beckerman, The New Republic, 7 May 2018
The researchers did find that aging (duh), number of pregnancies and smoking did cause breast ptosis.
—Alexis Madrigal, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2007
Brian Underwood, Women's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
Droopy eyelid, also called ptosis, is when the upper eyelid droops over the eye and blocks your vision.
—Dagny Zhu, Verywell Health, 26 Jan. 2023
The technical term for my mother’s drooping eyelids was ptosis.
—Paul Muldoon, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
Freitag squints at my face on the screen and says my ptosis is perceptible but mild.
—Jancee Dunn, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2021
This is best for hiding the fact that my eyes are not symmetrical—a result of being born with ptosis, a drooping eyelid, and many operations to correct it.
—Gal Beckerman, The New Republic, 7 May 2018
The researchers did find that aging (duh), number of pregnancies and smoking did cause breast ptosis.
—Alexis Madrigal, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2007
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