I was finally diagnosed with fourth nerve palsy in my left eye this week. After a lifetime of vision disturbances, chronic neck pain and embarrassment by my "wonky" floating eye, I'm finally on the path to having it corrected. My question is this, after the surgery to my eye muscle, is there anything I can do to correct the eyelid and facial asymmetry?
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August 15, 2016
Answer: Amazing things happen when distracting aspects of the face are corrected.
Puffiness, dark circles and wrinkles should improve after lasers, microneedling/PRP, and fillers. Your practitioner should evaluate your face to be sure the treatment “evens out” your eyes. Please be sure you see an expert for treatment options. Best, Dr. Emer
Patients who have the appearance of bags under the eyes and have excess fat under the eyes are potential candidates for transconjunctival blepharoplasty. This involves removal of the excess fat through an incision inside the lower eyelid. Therefore there is no external scar. In the event that...
Thank you for sharing your case and photos. You have had the right amount of skin removed with surgery. The bunching you see is from the underlying orbicularis oculi muscle. Some residual muscle is necessary to help you close your eyes and blink. There are several options to treat this in...