Asymmetric eyelids. Left eye appears to bulge out. What can I do?

January 19, 2014

Hello, The asymmetry in my eyelids have always bothered me.  For a while I blamed it on ptosis, and have been planning to consult an ophthalmologist about it.  But the more I look at photos,the less I think such a procedure would help.  Take a look at my photo.  My left upper and lower eyelids appear 'off' relative to the right eyelids, but not to a great extent.  This gives me a wide eyed look that looks especially uncanny in photographs, because the asymmetry is so glaring.  My friends notice that my eyes appear bulged much like Steve Buscemi's.  I notice this myself in photographs and have spent a while trying to find out why.  Eventually I realized that the 'hooded skin' of my left upper eyelid (the eyelid to your right in the photo I attached)  doesn't cover it as much as the hood of my right eyelid does.  This gives them a 'froggy' or 'doll's eye' look.  On a whim I googled up 'eyelid fillers' hoping there was a procedure to fill this eyelid hood with fat, and lo and behold, these procedures do exist.  I'm posting here to get some advice.  Am I wrong in thinking that the eyelid hood needs fat fillers? Or is this just another case of ptosis and should I go with the surgery to correct it? The photo doesn't do my condition justice.  Believe me in that the left eye appears really bulged sometimes, unless I willingly scrunch up brow to make my upper eyelid fat cover it.  Thank you for reading.

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January 23, 2014

Answer: I personally would be concerned about you.

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January 31, 2014

Answer: Upper lid asymmetry

January 31, 2014

Answer: Upper lid asymmetry

January 25, 2014

Answer: Asymmetric Eyelids

January 25, 2014

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