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Can Skin Be Replaced or Stretched in Upper Eyelid?

Had upper bleph 20 years ago & STILL hate it. Young eyes protrude slightly from the socket, iris border contrasts with whites, light from above in reflects soft highlights. Before bleph, my eyes were pretty like that. AFTER bleph, the tight skin of my upper lid forced my eyeballs back into the sockets, making them small, recessed, dull, no iris border. Also made eyelash curler impossible to use ... can't reach lashes. I want my eyelid skin back! Graft? Skin-stretchers? ...

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5 Doctor Answers | Asked by Menlo Park9499 in Menlo Park
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Can Skin Be Replaced or Stretched in Upper Eyelid?

It sounds like your eyelids are drooping after the blepharoplasty. It is possible you have ptosis. The best recommendation is for you to see an expert eyelid surgeon to see what the best possibilities are for you. Pre-surgery photos would be helpful as well. Good luck.
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It is tough for us to give you a pertinent recommendation without actually seeing some photos. It is possible that you have deficient volume [fat] or skin, or possibly both. There are different ways to address this issue.
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Blepharoplasty after 20 years.

I would need to see this to give a proper reply as to what needs to be done, but not a skin graft or "stretching". A filler possibly, etc.

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Stretched

Over done blepharoplasties may require skin grafts, but a thorough consult with a Cosmetic Surgeon is in order first before we jump to surgery.
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Options for aesthetic reconstructive surgery depend on many factors.

Post cosmetic eyelid issues tend to be complex and typically defy simple solutions. I recommend a cosultation with an oculoplastic surgeon who specializes in reconstructive surgery to learn what you options are.
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Thanks for all your answers. Yes I do have ptosis but it's not because of a muscle weakness but because the upper lid was pulled tight and "tacked down" at the corners. Imagine a pingpong ball protruding through a slit in a piece of cloth. If you pinch the cloth at the corners of the slit, the pingpong ball has a small hole and so cannot protrude as much. And yes that pingpong ball seen from the front will appear to have ptosis.
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