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Orbital decompression after previous canthopexy and lower eyelid retraction surgery?

Hedgehog25Apr 24, 2023
I previously underwent canthopexy and lower eyelid retraction surgery w/spacer grafts to lift my lower eyelids (I have Graves Disease), and the right lower eyelid couldn't be lifted as high as the left one due to more severe proptosis. I am now considering consulting w/surgeons re: orbital decompression surgery on the right eye. Would this surgery compromise the results of my previous canthopexy and eyelid retraction surgery? Would the decomp allow the right lower lid to sit higher up?

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