Blepharoplasty & Cataract Surgery

You do have mild right upper eyelid ptosis and you may also have mild upper eyelid ptosis on the left side.  It requires a very detailed assessment of an oculoplastic surgeon.  Should you have surgery?  It very much depends on your examination.  Small degrees of ptosis may be...

 Since it is been two weeks, it is acceptable to clip the end of the knot and remove whatever residual sutures are still dissolving.

A postoperative patient simply needs a balanced diet that may or may not include nutrient supplementation with vitamins as these are co-factors in your healing. I think you can put your “collagen supplement budget” into a good quality skin care. Collagen supplementation does not improve the...

Congenital ptosis surgery is one of the most difficult and frustrating procedures due to the inherent problem with the weak muscle. It is very difficult to acheive a balance between eye opening and eye closure but a happy medium is possible, but it may require more than one procedure. See an...

It is very unusual for someone to be perfectly symmetric in the eyes and face, so it is more normal to have some slight degree of asymmetry.  I would definitely say that the amount of asymmetry in your eyes is minor and would not be concerned with it.  No one looking at you casually...

In even the best of hands changing your lid from a Caucasian creased lid to an Asiatic appearance is challenging and fraught with “recurrences” of the creased position. I would tell you that it is not likely to have long term good results as it is not the anatomy of your eyelid that could be ...