WASHINGTON – Aging Americans worried about their droopy upper eyelids often rely on the plastic surgeon’s scalpel to turn back the hands of time. Increasingly, Medicare is footing the bill. The public ...

Droopy eyes may require an upper eyelid operation. KEVIN MANNING KRT Q. My eyes are droopy and I cannot tell if I need a forehead lift or an upper eyelid operation. Can you give me some insight? A.

When I had plastic surgery to get rid of a neck that made me look like a walrus and bags under my eyes I could touch with my toes each morning, I also had one droopy eyelid “lifted.” This wasn’t to ...