Can my euryblepharon be corrected with a skin graft? (photo)

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So i went to an eye doctor and he told me i have euryblepharon and I was born with it but it really annoys me and it makes my eyes always red and teary and he told me only way to fix it is to get a skin graft from my earlobe or thigh and put it in the gap, but he told me theres a chance it wont be successful, so should i take the risk or not? And if a surgery like this is done before can i have before and after?

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

Skin grafts in the lower eyelid will lengthen the eyelid but this approach is disfiguring. Your eye may be more comfortable but the surgery will look ugly and from an aesthetic stand point, the result will be very unsatisfactory. I would repair this from a lateral canthal approach working behind the eyelid with a vertical lift of the cheek and placement of a hard palate graft. This allows the work to be done without the placement of an unsightly skin graft. The attached video is for the repair of botched lower eyelid surgery but it will give you an idea of how this approach works.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

This is a complex condition to treat, and should not be done by someone who doesn’t have prior experience.
If there’s an academic medical center close to where you live, consider consulting with the surgeons in that department.
This type of procedure could be treated by plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, or oculoplastic surgeon so you may want to contact a few different providers from different backgrounds. Call around asking specifically who has experience treating this condition.
I don’t think putting in a skin graft from your ear is going to be solution you’re hoping for. 
Your situation is a bit complex to get good information from posting on this website.
I suggest avoiding committing to surgery before having more consultations with people who’ve treated this previously with good success.
Look for plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, or ocular plastic surgeons, who work with congenital facial anomalies on a regular basis.
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Mats Hagstrom, MD

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