Had Upper Eyelid Surgery 31/2 Weeks Ago. I Have Ptosis. Will This Go Away on Its Own?

asked 1 year ago by annon7777 in Los Angeles, CA
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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is ptosis after surgery a permanant condition fixed only after another surgery, or will this get better with time?

5 answers to Had Upper Eyelid Surgery 31/2 Weeks Ago. I Have Ptosis. Will This Go Away on Its Own?

Ptosis

Your photo does not offer any information regarding the possiblity of ptosis. Most commonly patients do not notice it before surgery even though they may have had it.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Ptosis is not to be expected after upper eye lid surgery.

Ptosis of the upper eye lid is sometimes present but unnoticed if it is mild and there is excess skin to blame the appearance on. Correcting the skin excess then may reveal the preexisting problem however the surgeon should have noticed the ptosis in advance and discussed it with you. If the ptosis is totally new then I'd expect you to need more surgery to fix it............ the muscle that elevates the eye lid or its tendon/aponeurosis attachment may have been cut and, if so, needs fixin more

Harlow Hollis, MD
Victoria Plastic Surgeon

Ptosis after eyelid surgery

You need to wait a little longer before one decide what residual ptosis is present. I recommend a consultation with an oculoplastic surgeon. Dr Taban

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS
Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Why you think you have ptosis

Your picture is not helpful and you need to send picture while looking straight. Ptosis is very unusual post the upper eyelid surgery unless there were ptosis before surgery and was not diagnosed. Pleas send set of pictures .

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon