My crossbite causing one of mye eyes deep in the socket (underdeveloped lower jaw) The eye is also lower than the other. I dont need to get the eye higher, but I would like to minimize the depth as much as possible. The depth of the socket is casting shadow over the eye, making the probem even worse.
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It must be difficult for you to navigate through this unfortunate incident. I recommend a consultation to evaluate the type of injury whether muscular or nerve injury, possible nerve testing to help better understand the long-term prognosis and possibly CT imaging if necessary....
Thank you for the question and photo. There are likely a handful of asymmetries to your head and face. These types of asymmetries are present to some degree in everyone. Through the process of asymmetric growth some of these asymmetries can become magnified. It is likely...
Hi there. Sorry to hear about your trauma - injuries to the eye socket are terrifying. Enophthalmos can occur after orbital floor fractures - whether they are repaired or not! It is a result of decreased tissue in the eye socket and in fractures is a result of tissue falling through the orbital...
