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Can ptosis surgery be reversed? (photo)

brody07Dec 11, 2018
I expeiernced extreme sweeling post surgery day 6. I am worried that because of the asymmetrical swelling it makes my eyes look strange. My right eye is wide open and my left eye which was extremely swollen is no near as open as the right. It had been five weeks since my surgery. So can ptosis surgery be reversed? Is there a time frame it has to be reversed by? Or if not will revisional surgery be successful to get my eyes to at least closely match in size.

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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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Dr. Sara A. Kaltreider, MD (retired)
Oculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Answered on Dec 16, 2018
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