Eyelid Retraction Repair Before & After Photos

245 Eyelid Retraction Repair pictures shared by doctors

Reducing scleral show from lower eyelid retraction - When lower eyelid surgery complications bring down the eyelids, the often expose more of the sclera or the white of the eyes, also called scleral show. Lower eyelid retraction is commonly caused by unnecessary removal of lower eyelid skin, and is more likely to be caused by the transcutaneous approach of lower eyelid surgery where the incision made to remove fat that causes eye bags can also compromise lower eyelid support anatomy. It is also important to note that the transcutaneous approach is not recommended on darker skinned patients, as the external incision is more likely to cause scarring in darker skinned patients. Raising the lower eyelids through specialized anchoring and grafting by eyelid specialists can reduce scleral show, and give eyes a more expressive look, rather than the sad weariness of pulled down eyelids.

Amiya Prasad, MD

New York, New York

Eye Shape Change Surgery - Young man, with genetic protruding eyes and sad tired eye appearance underwent cosmetic orbital decompression (bulging eye surgery), lower eyelid retraction surgery with canthoplasty (almond eye surgery) and infraorbital rim silicone implant. Note improved eye appearance.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS

Beverly Hills, California

Almond Eye Surgery in young patient with inherited lower eyelid retraction, sclera show. - Almond Eye Surgery (lower eyelid retraction surgery with canthoplasty) in young patient with inherited lower eyelid retraction and sclera show and eye asymmetry.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS

Beverly Hills, California

55-64 year old woman treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair - 57 year old woman with unsatisfactory quadrilateral blepharoplasty.Diagosis:1. S/P Quadralateral blepharoplasty2. S/P Facial fat grafting3. S/P Hyaluronic acid filler to the upper eyelids4. Post Upper Blepharoplasty Syndrome5. Vertical and horizontal inadequacy of the lower eyelidsTreatment: Staged bilateral lower eyelid reconstruction with hard palate graft, ePTFE orbital rim implant and vertical midface lift.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Beverly Hills, California

55-64 year old woman treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair - 55 year old with prior unsatisfactory upper and lower eyelid surgery.Staged bilateral midface lift, hand carved ePTFE rim implant, hard palate graft, lateral canthoplasty. Subsequent bilateral crease lowering surgery and ptosis repair.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Beverly Hills, California

Ptosis repair and eyelid retraction surgery - This patient had ptosis (drooping) of the right upper eyelid and retraction of the left upper eyelid from thyroid eye disease. Surgery was performed in one session to raise the right upper eyelid and to lower the left upper eyelid.

Mark J. Lucarelli, MD

Madison, Wisconsin

45-54 year old woman treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair - Lower lid retraction repair, mid face lift, canthoplasty, hard palate graft (hugely improved lower lid position)

Guy Massry, MD

Beverly Hills, California

Eyelid retraction (pulled down lower eyelids) and ectropion (everted lower eyelids) revision surgery - Eye bag surgery, or lower eyelid blepharoplasty done by non-eyelid experts can not only pull the eyelids down when lower eyelid support structures are compromised, but can also cause ectropion, or the eversion of lower eyelids. Ectropion can cause irritation to the eyes, and compromise tear and tear film drainage. Restorative revision surgery is a complex procedure that involves anchoring the lower eyelids to bone for renewed support, and skin grafting or Enduragen use to restore lower eyelid skin.

Amiya Prasad, MD

New York, New York

45-54 year old woman treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair - 53 year old woman with concerns about her eyes after having had unsatisfactory upper and lower eyelid surgery.Diagosis: 1. S/P bilateral lower eyelid surgery with fat grafting 2. S/P Revisional right lower eyelid surgery 3. S/P Bilateral lower blepharoplasty with removal of grafted fat. 4. Vertical and horizontal inadequacy of the lower eyelids Treatment: Bilateral lower eyelid/midface reconstruction in staged surgery with ePTFE orbital rim implant, hard palate graft, and midface lift. Bilateral upper eyelid reconstruction.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Beverly Hills, California

35-44 year old woman treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair - Lower lid retraction repairMidface lift CanthoplastyHard palate graft(attn. highly improved lower lid position)

Guy Massry, MD

Beverly Hills, California

27 Year Old Eyelid Retraction Repair - 27 year old transgender female, underwent eye transformation almond eye surgery including lower eyelid retraction surgery with canthoplasty, infraorbital rim silicone implant, orbital decompression bulging eye surgery, and upper eyelid filler injection. Before and 1 month after surgery photos are shown.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS

Beverly Hills, California

55-64 year old man treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair - Lower eyelid retraction repair: Endoscopic subperiosteal mid-facelift through temporal incision + posterior lamella reconstruction with spacer (hard palate mucosa) graft  + Lateral cathoplasty

Ozcan Cakmak, MD

Istanbul, Turkey

55-64 year old woman treated with Eyelid Surgery, Eyelid Retraction Repair - Secondary (revision) blepharoplasty with eyelid retraction repair: endoscopic subperiostal midfacelift, hard palate mucosa spacer graft, lateral canthoplasty, fat injection

Ozcan Cakmak, MD

Istanbul, Turkey

Young male underwent almond eye and droopy eyelid ptosis surgery. - 24 year old male, complained of looking sad and tired due to inherited lower eyelid retraction with negative canthal tilt and droopy upper eyelids (ptosis). He underwent almond eye surgery (lower eyelid retraction surgery using scar-less transconjunctival technique and canthoplasty) and upper eyelid ptosis repair. Before and 3 months after eye plastic surgery photos are shown.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS

Beverly Hills, California

Eyelid Retraction Repair - This woman had a poor outcome to her previous lower lid surgery (by another surgeon) with lower lids which pulled down (retracted) allowing the white to show under the iris (colored part of the eye). This is called scleral show and makes the person look wide-eyed. After revisional surgery (cheek lift, canthoplasty, lid elevation) she is much improved.

Guy Massry, MD

Beverly Hills, California

47 year old female with lower eyelid retraction repair after previous lower blepharoplasty. - 47 year old female, with lower eyelid retraction and ectropion after previous transcutaneous lower blepharoplasty, underwent reconstructive lower eyelid retraction repair. Before and 3 months after revision eyelid surgery photos are shown.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS

Beverly Hills, California

Almond Eye Surgery and Tear Trough Implant in young patient with inherited lower eyelid retraction. - Almond Eye Surgery (lower eyelid retraction surgery with canthoplasty, internal spacer graft) plus lower orbital rim implant (tear trough implant) in a young male patient with inherited lower eyelid retraction and sclera show.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS

Beverly Hills, California

65-74 year old woman treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair - A woman in her 60s with a complex bilateral eyelid problem after blepharoplasty at an outside facility.  She presented with a retracted open right eyelid and ptosis of the left eyelid.  She is now 1 month post-op right eyelid levator muscle release of overly plicated previous blepharoplasty and left eyelid ptosis repair.  Scar minimizing technique employed for a natural appearing result.

Richard G. Reish, MD, FACS

New York, New York

35-44 year old woman treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair - Ethnic lower eyelid retraction was repaired using spacer graft.

Ayse Dolar Bilge, MD

Istanbul, Turkey

Man treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair, Eyelid Surgery - Man treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair, Eyelid Surgery

Ayse Dolar Bilge, MD

Istanbul, Turkey

Man treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair, Eyelid Surgery - Man treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair, Eyelid Surgery

Ayse Dolar Bilge, MD

Istanbul, Turkey

17 year old woman treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair, Eyelid Surgery - She underwent lower eyelid retraction surgery using spacer graft for lower eyelid retraction and lagophthalmos.

Ayse Dolar Bilge, MD

Istanbul, Turkey

35-44 year old woman treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair, Eyelid Surgery - Lower eyelid retraction repair following lower eyelid transcutaneous blepharoplasty.

Ayse Dolar Bilge, MD

Istanbul, Turkey

48 year old underwent Corrective Lower Eyelid Retraction Repair - 48 year old female underwent lower eyelid retraction repair to correct botched lower blepharoplasty that had resulted in lower eyelids being pulled down.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS

Beverly Hills, California

65-74 year old man treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair - This is a 65 year old man who was unhappy with his eyelid asymmetry after prior surgery elsewhere. His left lower eyelid was pulled down (retraction) which made his left eye seem bigger than the right. The doctor performed scarless lower eyelid retraction repair by placing a graft from his mouth inside his lower eyelid, thus elevating it to a natural position.

A.J. Amadi, MD

Mercer Island, Washington

35-44 year old woman treated with Eyelid Retraction Repair - This young woman underwent right upper eyelid retraction surgery because of thyroid eye disease. You can see her results with symmetrical eye appearance.

Ilke Bahceci Simsek, MD

Istanbul, Turkey

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