When I was 9 I ice skated for the first time and I fell down, on my face of course. My right eye was swollen for weeks and when the swelling went away I saw that my right upper eyelid was really droopy. Today I am 17 years old and my right upper eyelid is still noticeably very different from my left. I want a blepharoplasty to fix it. Am I old enough with parent consent?
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The puffiness you are seeing is caused by fat and can be corrected with a transconjunctival blepharoplasty, a procedure that removes a small amount of fat through the inner aspect of the eyes. A fat transplant in to the adjacent outside area (tear trough) may help to even the area as well. This...
Kelly,
I would need to examine you to make a definitive recommendation. However, if you would like your upper eyelids to sit higher on the eyeballs, you would likely benefit from ptosis repair. This procedure tightens the muscle that lifts the eyelid without taking out skin or fat.
Yoash R. Enzer, MD, FACS - Account Suspended says:
In the old days we used to try to take out as much lower eyelid fat as possible. Now we look back and realize how this skeletonized patients. Not only did this make them look older, but it also made it obvious they had lower eyelid surgery.
Now the goal has changed to creating a...
