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

Melissa ClarkSep 2, 2025
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?

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Two things for you: 1) continue to do botox and make sure that it also goes into the undereye area. 2) work on your skincare. laser laser laser.

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Yucel Sarialtin, MD

Hello , thank you for sharing your photos and concern Based on what you’ve described and shown in the image, your concerns are very valid and shared by many after lower blepharoplasty and brow lift, especially when volume loss and midface deficiency are also at play. I wpuld recommand you to c...

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When you're trying to address dynamic wrinkles/lines, you almost always have to consider: (1) how to reduce the movement that causes the lines -- in this case it would be doing botox -- and (2) how can you build up the strength/resiliency of the skin quality and tone so that it is less likely to...

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You could do an upper bleph alone but doing a browlift may be helpful to get a longer lasting result bc you'll have to do the brows at some point and you're kind of borderline already a candidate for that. as for the lower eyelid/cheek area - this is almost certainly because you have a deficient...

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Zoran Potparic, MD

Asymmetry of eyes based on size and shape is seen all the time. It does not look that in your case it is so significant that would benefit from surgical intervention. Good luck.

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Zoran Potparic, MD

It does appear, based on this photo, that upper eyelid ptosis is the cause of your eyelid asymmetry. That is a reason that eyebrow on that side is in higher position. Hope this helps. Good luck.

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