The Effectiveness of Saireito, a Traditional Japanese Herbal Medicine, in Reducing Postoperative Edema after Acquired Ptosis Surgery: A Prospective Controlled Trial

Table 2

The demographics and surgical characteristics.

	Control group	Saireito group
Eyelids	29 (n=48)	20 (n=32)
Age	73.4±7.6	66.5±9.6
Sex (male:female)	14:15	6:14
History of ptosis surgery
Absence	23	18
Presence	4	0
Unknown	2	2
Comorbidities	High blood pressure (n=5)	High blood pressure (n=5)
(Number of patients,	Diabetes (n=1)	Diabetes (n=2)
multiple selection)	Cataract (n=1)	Glaucoma (n=1)
	Chalazion (n=1)	Rheumatoid arthritis (n=1)
	Meningioma (n=1)	Diabetic retinopathy (n=1)
	Prostatic hypertrophy (n=1)	Bronchial asthma (n=1)
	Atrial fibrillation (n=1)	Hyperlipidemia (n=1)
	Heart disease (n=1)	Reflux esophagitis (n=1)
		Dry eye (n=1)
		Cataract (n=1)
		Suspected cerebral infarction (n=1)