I'm a 21 year old female, as of about 4 years ago my right eyelid began to feel heavy and has continued to do so intermittently (usually at the end of the day or when I wake up in the morning- sometimes, it takes a minute to even be able to open my eye). My right eye also appears to be higher up than my left and pushed in, something that was not apparent in my childhood. Is this all related to ptosis? Or is it something else? Would insurance cover the repair, is repair even possible??
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The area you are concerned about is called the tear trough or nasojugal fold. This area has a tendency to loose volume as we age, and the underlying bony orbital rim becomes more exposed. This gives a hollow appearance to the eye area and makes people look tired, sick, or...
You can have your ptosis repaired and in addition may require some cosmetic refinment for symmetry. You had traumatic avulsion of the levator apponerosis. The other observation is the right eye brow position and possible orbital wall involvement. I would suggest full evaluation and you may need...
The puffiness you are seeing is caused by fat and can be corrected with a transconjunctival blepharoplasty, a procedure that removes a small amount of fat through the inner aspect of the eyes. A fat transplant in to the adjacent outside area (tear trough) may help to even the area as well. This...
