Uneven eyelids akin to Jeff Bezos. How can this be corrected?

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When I was a child I was hit in the eye with something, and I immediately noticed even then that my eye looked different relative to the other. I was told by my doctor that the impact could have pushed my eye further in the socket, causing one eye to appear more hooded than the other, yielding a look similar to Jeff Bezos’s eyes where one is wider than the other. How can this be corrected? Would the wider/ normal eye have to become more hooded through surgery? What would the estimated cost be?

Kenneth R. Francis, MD, FACS · Answer

Dear Nurturing,
Showing a photo of Jeff Bezos is not helpful in trying to diagnose a specific, what could be very complicated condition in your personal situation.  Your evaluation would require a full history, an examination and most likely a CT scan of your orbits, depending on the examination, to give an accurate diagnosis and plan of correction.  You may have had a "blow out" fracture of your orbit causing a retrusion of your globe.  Correction could involve a complicated reconstruction.  Costs would be north of $20,000.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

There’s no simplistic answer to your question.
The first step is to have a clear understanding of what the problem is.
Is it skeletal or soft tissue oriented.
Both soft tissue and bony structures affect the appearance in ways you describe
I suggest you consult with opal plastic surgeons in your community.
It would make a lot more sense if you included a picture of yourself instead of Jeff Bezos
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD

Uneven eyelids akin to Jeff Bezos. How can this be corrected?

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