Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Dermatochalasis

Baggy eyes

HP:0010750

What it means

Loss of elasticity of the upper and lower eyelids causing the skin to sag and bulge.

Rare diseases that can present with this3

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Droopy eyelid skin · Extra eyelid skin · Eyelid dermatochalasia · Hooding of eyelids · Redundant eyelid skin

Dermatochalasis

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.