Why do my eye socket bones protrude and what options are available to fix this? (photos)

Hi there,
Fullness under the tail of the brow can be due to several things.  

1.  Some of this may be due to shape of your facial bones, which if bothersome to you, they can be smoothed and polished to be more flat.
2. If there is some lateral brow ptosis (drooping of the tail of the brow), this also further accentuates fullness under the tail of the brow.  A brow lift either surgical or with botox can also subtly help this.  
3. In some people, the lacrimal gland can drop downward (lacrimal gland prolapse), and this manifests as a lump in the outer corner of the eyelid that is actually palpable.  If this is not recognized by the surgeon and the gland is not resuspended, there will still be fullness and a lump after any cosmetic eyelid surgery and the result will be suboptimal.  
It looks like it is mainly 1 and partly 2 in your case, but an in-person exam would allow better evaluation and discussion of treatment options.
Hope that helps!
Bradford Lee, MD, MSc

You are correct in that you do have an uncommon eye shape for a female which is caused by a protrusion of the tail of your brow bones. That can only be treated by a bony tail of the brow bone reduction done through an upper eyelid incision. (transpalpebral brow bone reduction)