Was diagnosed many years ago with thyroid eye disease. In remission many years. I've seen doctors who tell me to my face in all seriousness that my right eye looks normal. Had to take a break bc of the devastating psychological effect graves disease had on my self-esteem. Looking for recommendations on what it would take to make eyes more symmetrical. Is orbital decompression needed?
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Answer: I hope you are working with a psychologist to feel better about yourself.
Your photographs are very limited but you are probably a good candidate for a browlift with possible upper blepharoplasty.
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Gary Horndeski, M.D.
It's hard to answer this question without seeing a photograph. Facial balance and harmony as a whole tend to make the eyes appear larger. This is why after a rhinoplasty, brow lift, or eyelid surgery the eyes often look larger even though they are the same size as they were before surgery....
I think your lower eyelid blepharoplasty was going to be challenging, regardless of who did the procedure.
There appears to be laxity in the lower eyelid, and you were beginning to develop an ectropian or at for having an ectropion if skin and orbicularis muscle was removed.
To make an accurate...
