I have had two surgeries on my ptosis of my left upper eyelid. In Feb 2017 I had a Levator advancement to try to correct surgery. It was deemed a failure and I sought new doctor and procedure. I ended with doctor I trust and know did a good surgery but still didn't work. The second surgery was June 1 2017 and it was a posterior Muellerectomy to try and correct the tarsus. Unfortunately this seems to have not worked either. Is levator resection my only hope? I can't accept this. It's so evident
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You've asked a reasonable question but its difficult to give a precise answer. First of all I have no idea without photos of you and an in-person consultation whether at your age you would be a candidate for either ptosis repair or blepharoplasty. That being said, I commend you for...
Its really hard to tell since you should be judging that by seeing if your lid margins are at the same height nor not? If at the same height (or relationship to the iris), you have something else happening and a different procedure would be needed. So you should see your surgeon and be e...