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10 years Ago my Top Left Eyelid Drooped.After 3 Surgeries Yrs. Later It`s the Same, What Else Can I Do? (photo)

10 years ago my upper left eyelid just drooped. I`m a construction worker. I think it happened from having my hardhat leaning down to my eyelid. Over a period of years the muscle just relaxed. I had 3 surgeries the last being 6 years ago. It works for a few months then droops like before. I need to look up to see straight ahead of me. Very annoying. Please can I be helped? I`ll pay for the right operation if I`m informed who to actually go to. Please, any suggestions?

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by vjwilliams in New York, NY

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Consultation with Oculoplastics Surgeon

There are many different causes of droopy eyelid. It may be related to the muscle, or it could be due a neurological condition, especially if it varies from day to day. A consultation with an oculoplastics surgeon will help figure this out. The website asoprs.org will help you find an oculoplastic surgeon near you.

A.J. Amadi, MD

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Seattle Oculoplastic Surgeon

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Help for droopy eyelid

Goodness. You are in New York (where I trained many years ago). There are many fine surgeons there who can help you. Please see an oculo-plastic surgeon. For a directory, refer to the ASOPRS.org website. You will need a frontalis suspension type ptosis repair procedure

Lawrence Kass, MD

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Saint Petersburg Oculoplastic Surgeon

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Repeat drooping of the eyelid

Recurrent drooping of the eyelid (or eyelid ptosis) after a prior lift can be due to a variety of factors. Re-stretching of the muscle that opens the eyelid (levator) or breaking of sutures are simple causes. If the levator muscle is healthy, the muscle can be re-tightened or shortened. If the muscle is weak, or if a nerve palsy is present, correction may require a frontalis suspension procedure where the eyelid is lifted by surgical connections to the brow muscles. Levator muscle... more

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