My right eye is significantly larger than my left! I don't have any problems with the eye but it's really noticeable when I take a photo and it's making me really self conscious. What is the best surgery to correct this? It's only got larger in the last couple of years.
February 8, 2023
Answer: Eye/lid asymmetry It's a little hard to tell from the photos (which aren't straight on). A lot of people have degrees of underlying skeletal asymmetry of the the malar area (cheek) and jaw line. It does look a bit like your right lower eyelid has more laxity to where it's rounding out some. That could possibly benefit from a lid shortening/tightening surgery (canthopexy or canthoplasty) but you'd need to see it in person to make sure that's not an effect of the angle of the photo
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February 8, 2023
Answer: Eye/lid asymmetry It's a little hard to tell from the photos (which aren't straight on). A lot of people have degrees of underlying skeletal asymmetry of the the malar area (cheek) and jaw line. It does look a bit like your right lower eyelid has more laxity to where it's rounding out some. That could possibly benefit from a lid shortening/tightening surgery (canthopexy or canthoplasty) but you'd need to see it in person to make sure that's not an effect of the angle of the photo
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February 8, 2023
Answer: Eyelid asymmetry Everyone has some degree of face and eyelid asymmetry. One side of the face is more broad or horizontally oriented and one side is more vertical. Movie stars and celebrities know this and will insist that photographers capture "their good side." You have noticed that one lower eyelid is longer than the other creating more bowing and more of the white of the eye (sclera) is showing between the lid and the pigmented part (iris). This can happen when Botox is used too aggressively in the lower lid, weakening the muscle and causing the lid to bow. A simple surgical repair (canthopexy) can shorten the lower lid and raise the lateral support point to improve your asymmetry.
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February 8, 2023
Answer: Eyelid asymmetry Everyone has some degree of face and eyelid asymmetry. One side of the face is more broad or horizontally oriented and one side is more vertical. Movie stars and celebrities know this and will insist that photographers capture "their good side." You have noticed that one lower eyelid is longer than the other creating more bowing and more of the white of the eye (sclera) is showing between the lid and the pigmented part (iris). This can happen when Botox is used too aggressively in the lower lid, weakening the muscle and causing the lid to bow. A simple surgical repair (canthopexy) can shorten the lower lid and raise the lateral support point to improve your asymmetry.
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