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Do I Have Eyelid Ptosis? (Photos)

asked 8 months ago by kldg
Latest answer by Charles S. Lee, MD
Question viewed 125 times
Tags: age 18-24, ptosis, eyesight, uneven

I've had uneven eyes ever since I was born and as grew older my eyesight has gotten worse and worse. I'm 18 now and I was wondering if I had ptosis or what?

4 answers to Do I Have Eyelid Ptosis? (Photos)

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Is there ptosis in Asian eyelid

Your right eye is definitely weaker than the other eye. Ptosis has a specific definition that requires an in person evaluation. For the purposes of double eyelid surgery (if that is the basis of your question), based on the photograph, it would be fair to say that your right eye will need special care in order to obtain a symmetric result.
Charles S. Lee, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Eye lid ptosis

Eye lid ptosis can be ONLY diagnosed and measured by in person examination. Pictures can be at different guaze, and that is not reliable. consult a ophthalmologist or a baord certified plastic surgeon
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Surgery to correct ptosis in the Asian eyelid

Hello kldg, You certainly do have some ptosis of your right lid. It is difficult to say without an exam exactly what kind but the photos do help a great deal. I see this often in my practice. As a surgeon who operates almost exclusively on Asian patients you're looking at more than one potential contributor to your problem. 1. If it's been life-long you may have congenital weakness of what's called the levator muscle. With age this worsens.... more
Chase Lay, MD

Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.chaselaymd.com

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Yes, you have right upper eyelid ptosis.

WIthout a personal consultation, it is not possible to be more detailed. What we are looking for is what type of ptosis you have and what surgical approach would be best for correcting your particular situation. Often both eyelids have some degree of ptosis with one worse than the other. In correcting you upper eyelid ptosis is essential that you double folds in the eyelids be preserved or enhanced.
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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