Droopy eyelids - is there anything besides Botox or neurotoxin that can help until I have blepharoplasty? (Photos)

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Im saving to have Blepharoplasty for my droooy eyelids. Insurance wont cover as there not bad enough. Is there anything besides botox or neurotoxin that can help a little?

Kyle Kimura, MD · Answer

Great question! 
Botox can sometimes help with the fullness of the eyelids if it is related to heavy brows (ie chemical "brow lift"). This is done by injecting the muscles around the eye which can pull the brow down, but not injecting the forehead which pulls the brow up. It may not make a huge change, but it is definitely something to consider if you aren't quite ready for a blepharoplasty.
That being said, for the excess amount of skin of the upper lid, I think you would be an ideal candidate for a blepharoplasty currently. And you are likely to wait quite a long time before it gets to the point where insurance would cover the surgery. I'd say these patients are typically in their 60s or older before it gets to that point where insurance will cover surgery for functional visual field deficits. 
Hope this helps and best of luck! Kyle Kimura, MD

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