I was diagnosed with congenital ptosis in 1 eye and have had 3 surgeries total. As I lose hope for my "bad" eye, could we tweak my good eye? I don't exactly dislike my ptosis eye, I just dislike that my eyes aren't symmetrical. Sometimes I even think my good eye is too hooded. Would a blepharoplasty on the good eye be a good option? I understand it wouldn't be as droopy as the other eye, but maybe the appearances of more eyelid would create an illusion of more symmetry between the 2?
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September 15, 2023
Answer: I warned you against full thickness ptosis surgery in 2021. Did you follow my advice?
Hello, yes this can be done. We go through the inside of your mouth and reduce the size of the bone where you want it reduced. There are no external incisions.
The inability to close the eyes at night may be due to overaggressive skin removal. However more often than not, I find that internal scaring in the eyelid and not a lack of skin is the basis for the difficulty closing the eyelids. At the time of reconstructive surgery, the crease can be...
