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See an oculoplastic specialist for evaluation. A common cause of eyebrow asymmetry is underlying upper eyelid asymmetry which may be masked. If that is the case, eyelid surgery would be the answer. There are other causes of brow asymmetry.
The question is why do you have "unilateral brow ptosis?" Usually the answer is that there is something going on with one of the eyes that makes the higher eyebrow go up. If that is the case, the brow ptosis is not brow ptosis but a unilateral eyebrow compensation and the answer would be to fix the eyelid causing the issue. I hope you can understand why a photograph is so important.
It is possible to raise a drooping eye brow, but not lower the other one, sooooo, if you have one lower than the other, a surgical procedure can attempt better symmetry.
Looking at your photos it does not appear that you have ptosis. It looks to me more that you have excess skin hanging over your eyelid. So you would be a candidate for a blepharopalsty and not a ptosis repair. In my experience it is difficult to make a full recommendation from a photo, so I ...
The asymmetry and "extra" skin is likely due to mainly volume/fat loss, which means filler injection can help. See link below for some examples. Best to see an oculoplastic specialist for evaluation.
While it is likely that it safe to have eyelid surgery under purely local anesthesia, it is not worth the risk to do elective surgery while pregnant. Discuss with you OB and surgeon.
Please follow your surgeon advise to rest and ice the eyes after surgery. Activity like this right after surgery can cause bleeding and trauma to the tissues. Do not cause yourself to have problems because you choose not to follow prudent advise not to overdo it after surgery. Surgery is a hu...
You can have both eyelid ptosis surgery and LASIK surgery (at different times). Each can cause more dry eyes which has to be taken into account.
It is pretty severe upper eyelid ptosis and likely covered by health insurance. There are no non-surgical treatments for this. You need to identify a fellowship trained oculoplastic surgeon in your area for this. The American Society for Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ma...
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