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I'm 26 but my Eyelids Are So Heavy. How Can I Fix Them? (photo)
I've always had slightly heavy eyelids but lately they are so bad they make me groggy having it push on my lid all day. Is this something I need surgery for or botox? Or is there anything else I can do? It's making me crazy. Thank you
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Niki from Cali
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Option to address heavy eyelids at age 26
A blepharoplasty to conservatively remove extra heaviness in the mid to lateral eyelid area will alleviate how heavy your eyelids appear. The incision would be placed in the natural crease of your eyelid and closed with dissolvable stitches.
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Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty Candidate
Highly unlikely that Botox is indicated here. Rather, you may be a very reasonable candidate for an upper eyelid blepharoplasty which, despite your young age, is not contraindicated, and in fact can make a huge difference.
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I'm 26 but my Eyelids Are So Heavy. How Can I Fix Them?
At 26 years of age, it's most likely that your eyebrows are low and this is causing the fullness of the upper eyelids. This should be confirmed by an in person consultation during which your eyebrows are placed in the proper aesthetic position and the upper eyelid fullness disappears.
This would indicate a Brow Lift is the procedure of choice. If an upper eyelid surgery was done instead, the eyebrows would actually be pulled down further after the surgery was done....
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Lateral hooding of eye brow and eye lids
There are procedures to change the way you look. Your main issue is the prominant lateral orbital rim. As long as you understand you are trying to change the way you look not to correct an aging eyebrow and eyelid there are procedures just for that.
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I'm 26 but my Eyelids Are So Heavy. How Can I Fix Them?
The one posted photos can not replace in person evaluation. But you might have either lateral brow ptosis or lateral upper lid hooding or both. Again in person examination will serve you better.
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I'm 26 but my Eyelids Are So Heavy. How Can I Fix Them?
If you look through the popular magazines by the grocery checkout counter and you look at the young stars, a lot of them have upper lids just like yours and they make a living on their good looks. Your lids look great. There are surgical procedures to change your looks, but I would definitely counsel you to avoid them at this point.
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It is essential that you know what you are looking at.
Hi Niki
Your heavy sub-brow area is produced by the sub-brow skin and fat draping over a prominent brow bone which is an important aspect of your appearance. Notice how your upper eyelid fold just rests against your eyelashes. This is because the forehead is working to maintain this position. Standard BOTOX forehead treatments weaken the frontalis muscle of the forehead which in you is working to help hold up the eyebrow and the fold. Weakening this muscle with...
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At 26 you should avoid eyelid surgery
Your eyelid is perfect, and you should avoid any suggestion of surgery. Things which you can work with are cosmetics such as shadows to brighten and open your eye, and perhaps Botox to open the corner without any risk.
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Heavy eyelids.
The photo is slightly from above. Even with that your eyes are beautiful and you should avoid surgery like the plague!! You can always find someone to operate on you!
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Beautiful eyes!
Niki,
From your photo, it is tough to really appreciate your lateral eyebrow due to the overhanging hair.
However, I would argue you have a beautiful look to your upper eyelid! I do not think you could talk me into doing anything. I am sorry you are not happy with the look. Maybe I am missing something in the picture that would be more apparent in a personal exam.
Richmond Plastic Surgeon
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