I am confused between proptosis or ptosis. Sometimes I feel I have a droopy eyelid and other times I feel one eye is popping out causing my eyes to be uneven.
Answer: Proptosis means the eyes are prominent or bug out. Ptosis means your upper eyelids are droopy. That is your condition. Your eyes are skeletonize by your levator disinsertion. This caused retraction of orbital fat into the orbit. In addition you have a profound brow compensatory elevation. This makes it appear that you have upper no upper eyelid fold. Which ptosis surgery you have will make a big difference for you. The most popular approach to ptosis surgery is the posterior approach called a Mueller's muscle conjunctival resection. This surgery will not work for you. You need an anterior levator resection ptosis surgery with anchor blepharoplasty. You need a detailed personal consultation. These surgeries are performed under light intravenous sedation. Typically it is about 10 days before people return to work.
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Answer: Proptosis means the eyes are prominent or bug out. Ptosis means your upper eyelids are droopy. That is your condition. Your eyes are skeletonize by your levator disinsertion. This caused retraction of orbital fat into the orbit. In addition you have a profound brow compensatory elevation. This makes it appear that you have upper no upper eyelid fold. Which ptosis surgery you have will make a big difference for you. The most popular approach to ptosis surgery is the posterior approach called a Mueller's muscle conjunctival resection. This surgery will not work for you. You need an anterior levator resection ptosis surgery with anchor blepharoplasty. You need a detailed personal consultation. These surgeries are performed under light intravenous sedation. Typically it is about 10 days before people return to work.
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July 15, 2018
Answer: Upper lid ptosis, bilaterally You have worse ptosis on the left side. The muscle is slightly disinserted from its attachment, causing the droop. The brows will pull upward to assist in eye-opening. This also causes the fat to get sucked up under the brow bone, hollowing it out. You also have ptosis to a lesser extent on the right eye - less noticeable because it's more subtle. You need both eyes corrected through an incision approach to reconnect the eyelid muscle to the cartilage, even out the crease, and place the fat back into the normal position.
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July 15, 2018
Answer: Upper lid ptosis, bilaterally You have worse ptosis on the left side. The muscle is slightly disinserted from its attachment, causing the droop. The brows will pull upward to assist in eye-opening. This also causes the fat to get sucked up under the brow bone, hollowing it out. You also have ptosis to a lesser extent on the right eye - less noticeable because it's more subtle. You need both eyes corrected through an incision approach to reconnect the eyelid muscle to the cartilage, even out the crease, and place the fat back into the normal position.
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July 13, 2018
Answer: Eyelid ptosis and eye proptosis You definitely ptosis, which is worse in left eye. That is droopy upper eyelid.In regards to bulging eyes, it is a relative issue. You do have relatively protruding eyes which are more pronounced due to hollowness around the eyes.Treatment is possible.
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July 13, 2018
Answer: Eyelid ptosis and eye proptosis You definitely ptosis, which is worse in left eye. That is droopy upper eyelid.In regards to bulging eyes, it is a relative issue. You do have relatively protruding eyes which are more pronounced due to hollowness around the eyes.Treatment is possible.
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July 13, 2018
Answer: Ptosis vs proptosis Thank you for sharing your question and posting your photographs. You probably have ptosis. This can be determined with certainty by an in-person Oculoplastic Surgeon. Make an appointment for comprehensive evaluation and discussion of treatment options. Good luck,
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July 13, 2018
Answer: Ptosis vs proptosis Thank you for sharing your question and posting your photographs. You probably have ptosis. This can be determined with certainty by an in-person Oculoplastic Surgeon. Make an appointment for comprehensive evaluation and discussion of treatment options. Good luck,
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Answer: Ptosis evaluation. Excellent question. We need a full in person examination to determine the reason for your eyelid asymmetry. A picture is not a sufficient way to give you my final impression. For more information visit our website. We have helped thousands of patients with eyelid asymmetry.
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Answer: Ptosis evaluation. Excellent question. We need a full in person examination to determine the reason for your eyelid asymmetry. A picture is not a sufficient way to give you my final impression. For more information visit our website. We have helped thousands of patients with eyelid asymmetry.
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