when i was a little kid I was in a dog bite incident where my right bottom portion of my lip was "shredded" as i like to refer to it, and every since this i have noticed that my left eye looks droopy and uneven. Can this be the cause of the scar left on my cheek or a boney eye socket? I notice it and i get stares from others which makes me feel very uncomfortable, I feel so ugly and i want to fix both my eye and my lip, but this post is about my eyes only.
January 29, 2015
Answer: Drooping eyelid from scar? I do not think that the drooping in your eyelid is related to the lip injury, unless your eye was injured by the dog at the same time when you were a child.Try looking at some old pictures and see if you always had a droopy eyelid (which I suspect). If this is the case, you have congenital ptosis, which is pretty common.The treatment is surgery and in some cases can be covered by insurance (if it interferes with your vision). I would not recommend any injections.
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January 29, 2015
Answer: Drooping eyelid from scar? I do not think that the drooping in your eyelid is related to the lip injury, unless your eye was injured by the dog at the same time when you were a child.Try looking at some old pictures and see if you always had a droopy eyelid (which I suspect). If this is the case, you have congenital ptosis, which is pretty common.The treatment is surgery and in some cases can be covered by insurance (if it interferes with your vision). I would not recommend any injections.
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January 29, 2015
Answer: Solutions for a droopy eyelid Hi Roxana,The scar on your lip and cheek can be treated in a number of ways and a facial plastic surgeon can talk through the details of different options with you. With respect to your eye, at least in the pictures you provided, it looks like you may have a true ptosis, or drooping of the eyelid itself. This would not be the cause of a scar on your cheek but it can be caused by trauma to the eyelid and eyelid muscle itself. Whether it is in fact a ptosis can be confirmed by a thorough eye examination. If so, this is best treated with a ptosis repair surgery and can have beautiful results. This type of surgery is most often performed by an oculoplastic surgeon (an eye surgeon specializing in plastic surgery of the eye area). You should seek out an in-person consultation with a qualified specialist in your area for an exam, so he or she can best advise you.Good luck in your search,Jason Litner, MD
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January 29, 2015
Answer: Solutions for a droopy eyelid Hi Roxana,The scar on your lip and cheek can be treated in a number of ways and a facial plastic surgeon can talk through the details of different options with you. With respect to your eye, at least in the pictures you provided, it looks like you may have a true ptosis, or drooping of the eyelid itself. This would not be the cause of a scar on your cheek but it can be caused by trauma to the eyelid and eyelid muscle itself. Whether it is in fact a ptosis can be confirmed by a thorough eye examination. If so, this is best treated with a ptosis repair surgery and can have beautiful results. This type of surgery is most often performed by an oculoplastic surgeon (an eye surgeon specializing in plastic surgery of the eye area). You should seek out an in-person consultation with a qualified specialist in your area for an exam, so he or she can best advise you.Good luck in your search,Jason Litner, MD
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