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Is There a Surgery to Correct a Significant Eye Asymmetry?

One of my eyes is much higher than the other, part of a noticeable asymmetry. Is there a surgery to raise one eye or lower the other so that both eyes would be level? The attached picture shows a crooked nose line. Also is there a reason my face grew so asymmetrically?

3 Doctor Answers | Asked by ellie358 in 98122
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Eye asymmetry

Thanks for the photo. An in person evaluation with boarded surgeons is the best way to approach your orbital issues. The algorithm for diagnosing the eye asymmetry is soft tissue, muscular, bony or a combination. Etiology can be genetic, traumatic (birth injury), a syndrome. As for treatment, you can try minor interventions as Botox, fillers, minor operations. Or if there is a orbital dysplasia than a very intensive bony operation to re-position the orbits can be discussed. From... more
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Surgical options for significant asymmetry of eyes

Facial asymmetry is normal even after facial cosmetic surgery. Everyone has a degree of facial asymmetry, some worse than others. We deal with this on a day-to-day basis in our practice. Some patients are aware of it and some are not. Almost everyone has one eyebrow that is lower or higher than the other, which results in asymmetric upper lids. Brow lifts can be performed to raise the lower brow to better match the higher one. Asymmetrical eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) can be done... more
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Surgery to correct eye asymmetry.

It is possible to correct some brow and eyelid asymmetry. The photo dies not give enough of a view to see if this would apply to you.
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