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Extra Creases on Eyelid After Strabisnus Surgery? (photo)

I had strabismus surgery a little over a month ago. About 2 days after the surgery, I noticed some extra creases on my eyelid on my left eye. Do you know what caused this and if it will go away on its own? If not, what can I do to fix this problem?

1 Doctor Answer | Asked by drat
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Wait three months

Was the strabismus surgery done only on the horizontal extraocular muscles [lateral and medial recti] or where the vertical muscles[superior or inferior recti] also involved? Looking at your photos, it seems to me that the left upper eyelid is slightly higher than the right upper eyelid [your right eye seems more widely open]. If this happened after surgery, it's likely that the vertical muscles may have been operated on. These muscles are intimately associated with the eyelid... more

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