My lower eyelids hang too low showing the white of my eyes way below the coloured iris. This is not normal. My eyes get sore and red a lot and I have wrinkles under my eyes way to early.What is this problem and can I get it fixed through my doctor?
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June 1, 2009
Answer: Your hanging lower lids should be evaluated by an oculoplastic surgeon.
Hi there! Thanks for that question. Now, generally, upper eyelid surgery may take just about 45 minutes the fastest and an hour or the longest. This is a general time frame though and this is considering that there are no other procedures that will be done together with blepharoplasty or that...
The scar was not placed in the supratarsal fold. It can be revised but it is somewhat complex and likely both eyes will need to be revised.
It appears from your photo that you have adequate excess skin left to allow excision of the scar and a supratarsal fixation suture to hold the scar into the...
Removal of excess fat in the upper lid leads to a condition called "A frame deformity" this creates a very skeletonized look. the best treatment is reconstruction with fat grafting.Removal of skin from the upper lid could be a difficult problem. Skin grafting is an asnwer but will not yield a...