Wondering if I’m a good candidate for upper blepharoplasty. I always feel a lot of pressure or strain in my right eye (circled in the picture). I have great vision and I’ve gone to several optometrist who can’t figure out why. The only relief I get when I feel this pressure/strain is when I lift my eyelid up or and hold it, or close my eyes. Wondering if maybe I have excess skin on my lid that is causing that pressure feeling and should look into eyelid surgery.
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It's difficult to determine what may be occurring without an in person evaluation. I encourage you to visit with your surgeon to discuss your concerns as she/he is most familiar with the details of your surgery and how you've been progressing through recovery. You are not yet at your final...
If you don’t want your eyelids to change, then you should definitely not have a canthopexy.
The procedure is generally done to treat ectropion, which you don’t appear to have.
I see no indication for having a canthopexy
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD
To refresh the eyes you can consider blepharoplasty and brow lift. This will remove excess skin and raise the brow position for the eyes. You can consider Morpheus8 treatments which combine microneedling and RF technology to improve overall skin tone and texture. We always recommend using...
