Usually a ptosis operation repair involves repairing both eyelids. Your case sounds a bit unusual because of the Graves disease. An oculoplastic surgeon would be your best bet to have these issues addressed so as not to create dry eye symptoms after the surgery. Occasionally just one eyelid can be fixed,... more
Surgery only solution for one droopy eyelid?
It looks like I have a slight but noticeable ptosis due to one eyelid being higher than the other. However, one eyelid actually retracted as a result of Graves disease that onset about 9 years ago. I have been in remission for over five years but the effects are noticeable. The normal eyelid appears to be the droopy one due to the other eyelid retracting.
I was wondering if eyelid surgery is an option and is it the only one? Is there an option to fixing this that doesn't require surgery? What would be the best route?
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7 answers to “Surgery only solution for one droopy...”A: ptosis or retraction?
Generally thyroid related orbitopathy can result in upper eyelid retraction, this upper eyelid could be pulled down to meet the other one via a levator recession surgery, or you probably got used to the wider eye and like it better than the ptotic eye(your normal eye), and you might want the ptotic side lift... more
A: Non-surgical eyelid ptosis treatment
Asymmetric eyelids are not uncommon. Surgery is the usual route to fix the problem long term. However, there are other nonsurgical options available, such as botox to the more droopy side and fillers to the more retracted side, which is too complex to go in detail. Recommend seeing... more
A: Surgery to correct eyelid drooping
There are several options to correct a droopy eyelid. These include stitching the muscles of the eyelid higher, removing some of the muscle from behind the eyelid, and also connecting the muscles in your forehead to the eyelid muscles to help them move. Finally, removing some of the skin of the... more
A: Pseudoptosis in the context of Grave's disease
What you describe is a very detailed diagnosis of pseudoptosis in patients with Grave's disease. The first step is to make sure that you do not have a true ptosis on one side. The second step is to address the Grave's disease on the affected side. In severe cases a levator surgery could be recommended. This... more
A: Pseudoptosis in the context of Grave's disease
What you describe is a very detailed diagnosis of pseudoptosis in patients with Grave's disease. The first step is to make sure that you do not have a true ptosis on one side. The second step is to address the Grave's disease on the affected side. In severe cases a levator surgery could be recommended. This... more
A: Difficult problem
Your discription is that of a complex problem with asymmetric eyelid position. It takes a bit of analysis to determine what is happening to each eye since you have the possible effects of Graves' and a possible second superimposed problem with ptosis that can be neurogenic, congenital, or traumatic/aging.... more
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