Is it ok to take collagen supplements (pills) after upper blepharoplasty? Will this help or hinder the scar? I am 48 years old.

For most patients with congenital ptosis, the levator muscle is not like a normal muscle.  So when we perform surgery to elevate the lid, it will usually not close normally again.  If the surgery is done at a young age, the cornea will adapt to the exposure.  If...

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 ...

Swelling tends to persist making the eyelids look heavy and with high creases.  As the swelling resolves this slowly proves.  It is really 6 to 12 months before one can judge if a revision is needed.

However if you want to do any significant shaping of the brow, you should wait longer since you may still have some swelling which will alter the hairs you may want to pull. 

Even though you are not of Asian descent, your eyelid features are Asian-like: you have a wide, flat nasal bridge, telecanthus [increased distance between the inner corners of your eyes] and epicanthal fold [the fold of skin extending from your upper eyelid to the inner corner of your eyelids....