I got a skin pinch two months ago and asked dr to be conservative. However swelling has gone down but redness and scar persists. He is telling me it will 100% go away within six months. But I’m looking at it and it looks bad… wondering what other professionals have to add about these results and healing point. The retraction is making me extremely uneasy and killing my confidence.
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Hi. As was pointed out to you initially, a brow lift would be the indicated procedure going forward. The lateral redundant skin is brow tissue not upper lid skin. there must be a reason why your surgeon suggested a brow lift but now is reluctant. I would suggest another meeting with your surgeon...
The gap that occurs when you try to close your eyelid is called lagophthalmos. I am in the business of fixing these eyelids. It is shocking how little the upper eyelid needs to operate. The numbers you are quoting are repeated in the literature and it is possible to have insufficient skin in an...
Blepharoptosis (droopy upper eyelid) is very different than blepharochalasis (excess upper lid skin). A droopy eyelid involves more than excess upper eyelid skin. In most cases the edge of the upper lid will cover a bit or more of the pupil. Most cases involve the levator muscle of the upper lid...