I’m quite ok with the way my eyes look in the morning when theyre a bit puffy (first photo) but whby noon/afternoon this subsides and I look really tired and gaunt. Would filler be a good option here or lifting the droopy lids? Thank you
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Answer: Upper eyelid filler will not lift the heavy upper eyelids.
Thank you for your question and pictures! Every single person is asymmetric throughout their body and this includes the eyes. Asymmetries and eyelid wrinkles can be corrected with blepharoplasty or cosmetic eyelid surgery. It is one of the first cosmetic surgeries people usually get. While the...
It is likely that the less heavy eyelid will fall at the time of ptosis surgery on the opposite side, bilateral upper eyelid ptosis repair should be discussed and if appropriate, performed. At a minimum, talking about it before surgery is an explanation. After the fact, it sounds like an excuse....
Based on your last 2 photos, you have a slight over correction as you eyelid margin (where lashes are coming out) is slightly highe than the top of the cornea. Ideally, it would be sitting about 1 mm below the top of the cornea. You also have slight lagophthalmos (gap between eyelids) when your...