Ptosis Surgery - Not Good, 5 months post op. What can I do? (photos)

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Had bilateral ptosis surgery 5 months ago. Right eye healed and looks perfect. Left eye he been majorly falling behind and is not behaving like my right eye lid at all. I can feel muscles trying to pull yet my eye lid doesn’t open well. The lid itself you can feel it’s more full / puffy than the right and I have a very small lump that has taken ages to go away. My surgeon doesn’t know what to think as to why it’s taking so long.What’s wrong?

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS · Answer

Need examination to better help you but it does appear you have persistent right upper eyelid ptosis and revision eyelid ptosis surgery should be considered. Revision ptosis surgery also has to deal with existing scar tissue and I use a very special technique for that.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

I don't recommend having your prior surgeon do this.  I do see many folks from the Calgary market who travel to Southern California for care.  I am not saying you have to come to Beverly Hills for care.  What I am saying is that getting the right eyelid surgery where you live might be challenging.  The photos you have posted are not helpful.  You have one under corrected eyelid and the other eyelid has compensatory upper eyelid retraction.  You need a personal assessment by a highly experienced eyelid surgeon. I do many, many eyelid revision cases and I can assure you that there is help out there for your situation.

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