Ptosis repair surgery botched? (Photo)

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Had 1st ptosis repair surgery Aug 27,2015 on my left upper eyelid by Dr.Gregory Louis 2nd surgery was Dec 10,2015(same dr.) now I have a funny looking arch in the middle of eyelid dr. said it would go down/resolve itself when I massaged it but it didn't and it also still does not look right it doesn't look like my right eye at all almost looks like it's a different shape than my right eye?? l I don't know what to do when I called back to office they just brushed me off

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

Once you are healed, you will have a left upper eyelid that is too how and a crease that is too high.  You can be help in this situation but it needs to be done by someone who really knows what they are doing when it comes to revising unsatisfactory prior eyelid surgery.  You need someone who devotes a significant part of their practice to revision these type of eyelids.  The fact that you have residual ptosis makes that type of repair a possibility.  Please see my ebook cited below for more information about how these are repaired with microblepharoplasty.  Ideally you should heal 6 to 12 months before having this further worked on.

John J. Martin, Jr., MD · Answer

You are still healing at this stage.  However, your lid is still low and the crease is now too high.  Let things heal and see where you end up.  If the lid is too low, you may do better with an internal approach to lift the lid.  This will help to hide the crease.

John Dean, MD · Answer

I agree with you that your results are not ideal.  Once you have completely healed (in about 3 months), if you aren't happy with your result, I would suggest you get an opinion from another physician. A "Flowers" procedure may be required to match the sulcus position of the oposite eye.

Ptosis repair surgery botched? (Photo)

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