Dear doctors, I would like to ask if I am good candidate for upper eyelid surgery? My left eye is a lazy eye and I would like to have more lid space, which would be better for makeup also. But I am curious if fillers and Botox could also work (for example brow lift).
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Your problem is not a poorly done surgery but a failure to diagnose ptosis (droop). You need to see a plastic or ophthalmic plastic surgeon who is an expert in treating cosmetic eyelid problems and ptosis
I simply to not believe the advice to stay with one's existing surgeon. The Muellerectomy, the internal ptosis surgery, is often a failure. Surgeons like it because it is the simplest type of ptosis surgery. The anterior levator resection ptosis surgery requires a great deal of experience that...
For significant improvement, hooded eyelids require surgery if there is enough skin. For nonsurgical treatments: Radiofrequency (Thermage or Venus Legacy/Viva), injectable fillers, and a Botox brow lift can help contour the eyebrows and lift the eyelid skin. I recommend getting a formal...