Is this Ptosis? Can surgery help? (photos)

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I'm a 42 year old female, and for at least 10 years had mild drooping of the left eye. Its become much worse and now my right brow is drooping. My vision is blurry, but the optometrist said my eyes are healthy. My eyes feel heavy ALL the time. I feel like I struggle to keep them open. Its just uncomfortable. My aunt needed surgery because her vision was being impacted,so I guess this is genetic. I'm not sure if insurance would think it's surgery worthy.

A.J. Amadi, MD · Answer

Based on the photos, you do have eyebrow ptosis which would benefit from a brow lift from an aesthetic point. Your photos are not ideal for evaluating eyelid ptosis, however, as you are looking down. You need to look directly into the camera lens if you are doing a selfie, not at the screen.

John Michael Thomassen, MD · Answer

Your eyebrows are ptotic mostly in the central and medial portions, but your eyelids are fine.  A brow lift would address this but this would not be covered by insurance.  It does not seem that your eyelids are ptotic.

William Portuese, MD · Answer

The photographs are rather limited, but it does not appear that you have eyelid ptosis. You have very low-set eyebrows  and would be a candidate for a brow lift. This would be a cosmetic procedure, not covered by medical insurance since there's no medical necessity. There are a lot of nuances to the brow lift procedure, so choose your surgeon wisely based on producing natural results

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