Can you fix a lower lid retraction without surgery? (photos)

Lower eyelid ectropion or retraction repair should NOT make the eyes smaller with proper canthoplasty technique. Most of the work should be on the lower eyelids themselves rather than the canthus.

Hard palate graft or any other internal eyelid spacer graft is not the main determining factor in surgery success for lower eyelid retraction repair. The actual lift of the lower eyelid is critical.

Thank you for the question, a photo would help in terms of specific recommendations but in general for lower eyelid retraction there are two major ways to address the problem. First, as you mentioned negative vector and mid face deficiency, one option to address lower eyelid retraction is...

Simply placing a hard palate graft to reconstruct the lower eyelid should lengthen the eyelid and impove its position on the globe.  However, It will not recruit skin and soft tissue into the eyelid.  This means that despite the surgical work, the weight of the cheek will continue to work a...

Typiaclly, skin graft can be an option if too much skin was removed from a lower lid in previous surgery, from trauma or scarring, or after tumor removal. The ideal skin graft for your lower eyelids is your upper eyelid skin, but in front of or behind the ears have also been used. There are...

Swelling after your eyelid surgery one month after surgery can be typical, especially with a graft. It can take 3-6 months for final healing. If you are having pain and redness with swelling, however, you should notify your surgeon for the risk of infection. Good luck.