Can these upper eyelids be raised and still be able to fully close? (Photo)

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All the photos I see of upper blepharoplasty show the removal of loose skin above the eye. I don't have any loose skin here. It's just the upper lid itself that can only raise half mast. Can surgery on make them open higher, show less upper eyelid skin, and still be able to fully close?

Carmina Cardenas, MD · Answer

This condition means your eyelid elevator muscle is weak and needs to re-position it. 
You will need an Ophthalmologist or PS specialized in Oculoplastic surgery. 
Be encouraged!!
Dr. Cardenas

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

It appears that you have a droopy eyelids, a condition known as eyelid ptosis. In person consultation with a board certified plastic or oculoplastic surgeon is recommended. Good luck.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Eyelid ptosis correction is possible without the removal of upper eyelid skin. There are also eyedrops they can use that will temporarily lift your eyelids.
Call these procedures can be done by plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, and oculoplastic surgeon. Ptosis correction SFNS procedure and you may be better off choosing an ocular plastic surgeon. In the end any background is sufficient if the provider has sufficient skill and experience.
Call generally recommend patients start the process by having multiple in person consultations with providers in their community. During each consultation, ask each provider to open up their portfolio and show you their entire collection of before and after pictures of previous patients who had similar facial characteristics to your own. An experienced surgeon should have no difficulty showing you the before and after pictures of at least 50 previous patients.
Being shown a handful of examples, representing the best results of a providers career is insufficient to get a clear understanding of what average results look like or how many of these procedures a surgeon has actually done
With any finesse procedure, experience is likely to improve outcomes, including consistency, with less likelihood of needing revision, or ending up with disappointment.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD

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