Deep set eyes - any solution? (Photo)

It is an aesthetic advantage to have eyes that
are deep set. Nearly all beautiful eyes are deep set rather than prominent.
However, with normal ageing. over time the eyes become deeper set and this
becomes less attractive. They start to look hollow, sometimes giving a gaunt
look and strangely, the expression on the face alters to give a cold look, that
is not appealing.

The usual remedy for ageing deep set
eyes is to add volume back into the upper lid. These days, fat injections, which
is a relatively minor procedure, provides a permanent correction without the
risk of irregularity and lumps the way this was done a few years ago. Some
doctors use fillers and although not permanent they last a few years in the
lids.

You would need to be seen in person
to determine the suitability of this procedure and to rule out other less usual
causes. The main one is, true lid ptosis where the internal muscle of the lid,
the levator apparatus, that opens the eye is not working fully and needs to be
adjusted.

Correction of this is real surgery
and should be performed by a surgeon with expertise in eyelid surgery, but if
required, the dramatically reverses the heavy lidded look.

My impression based on the photo of
you in the dark dress is that the lid muscle is working well and that simple
fat injections will be all that is required, but the second photo, with you in
the red dress, suggests a true weakness of the lid muscle.