Recently, just this past week actually, I noticed my one eyelid was drooping below the other. My face has always been asymmetrical so one of my eyelids has always been slightly below the other. However, this was unnoticeable unless you were to get really close. But now the drooping is much more obvious and noticable. I'm only 16 so it couldn't be from age. Also, I know about ptosis but could it be anyting else? And if it is ptosis how much would surgery cost and would insurance cover it?
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Dear nivriv,
Thank you for your clinical post and photograph. Analysis of your photograph shows rather
beautiful eyes with a natural Asian double fold. You want to be very careful about
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I perform this procedure on many Asian patients who want wider or elongated eyes. They do not like the pulling/webbing that occurs at the inner corners and want a sharper more striking appearance. Please review my photo gallery.
The best thing that you can do to help your eyelid heal would be to protect the area from stress. Avoid pulling on the area and take care not to sleep on these wounds. External factors such as smoking, excessive physical activity, too much salt, for example, can delay healing. You can expect to...