Developed a droopy lid on right eye. Do you think the reason could be treating 2 eyes differently while wearing contacts?

For significant improvement, hooded eyelids require surgery if there is enough skin. For nonsurgical treatments: Radiofrequency (Thermage or Venus Legacy/Viva), injectable fillers, and a Botox brow lift can help contour the eyebrows and lift the eyelid skin. I recommend getting a formal evaluation with an experienced cosmetic dermatologist. Best, Dr. Emer.

The way you put your contact lens should not have had an effect. However, it has been shown that long term contact lens wear can cause or expedite or worsen eyelid ptosis (droopy eyelid). Hard contact lens is worse than soft contact lens. The treatment is the same though: eyelid ptosis surgery. See an oculoplastic surgeon for evaluation as there could be other causes of ptosis as well.

Contact lens wear is a known risk factor for developing upper eyelid ptosis, the medical term for a drooping eyelid. The droop is unlikely to be related to the way you are putting in your contacts. See an oculoplastic surgeon in your area for a full evaluation.

Thank you for your question on your droopy eyelid. It would be interesting to know when this condition ocurred, and also your age. Eyelid ptosis may develop in the older person due to disinsertion of the muscle that opens the eyelid. This disinsertion can be partial and give barely noticeable ptosis or severe which gives a large droop. You need to see an experience plastic or  occuloplastic surgeon for a full evaluation. Treatment is  always surgical.

Thanks for your question. Contact lens use would have very little to do with how your eyelids age. The difference in how you put them in may contribute a tiny bit, but it's important to remember that we're all a little asymmetrical. When you are a tiny embryo, your face develops in two halves that grow around and meet in the center. Each side can then be thought of as a distinct entity- like how your right arm is different than your left. They are genetically programmed a little bit differently, so they will respond differently to the aging process. You may also have subtle differences in how sunlight has affected the two sides- like if you ride in a car the part of your face next to the window gets a lot more sun than the inner part.Just as contact lens use didn't really cause this, it also won't really fix it either. Droopy eyelids can be surgically repaired without too much trouble. I'd visit with a surgeon experienced in blepharoplasty and ptosis repair. Good luck!

Ptosis, or a droopy lid, is more common in patients who wear contacts, but has nothing to do with the way the contacts were put in or removed. It's a pretty easy fix if you see an experienced surgeon.