I am a 28 year old female. I had congenital ptosis in both eyes but it was worse in my left eye. I am one month pregnant and am worried that I might pass it on to the baby. My parents don’t have it. In fact nobody in the family has it. Is there any chance I could pass it on to the baby? And is there anyway to prevent it?
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Answer: When we call ptosis "congenital" we do not necessarily mean it is genetic.
Thank you for your question and pictures! Every single person is asymmetry throughout their body and this includes the eyes. Asymmetries and eyelid wrinkles can be corrected with blepharoplasty or cosmetic eyelid surgery. It is one of the first cosmetic surgeries people usually get. It really...
Your ptosis surgery was very well done, and you have a nice long-term result, so this is good!!
You have very mild asymmetry of your brows.
Mainly, you have asymmetric skin creases with that little fold on the right upper eyelid. Botox will achieve little, and thermage will give too subtle a...
At this point although the changes around the mouth are still early the best solution Woukd be a deep plane facelift discussed on the midface. Your eye asymmetry woukd best be analyzed by an in person examination, and comparison of your appearance from old photos prior to the Bell’s palsy. A...