I hope someone can help me with this. I was unfortunately born really ugly. I have very heavy eyebrows and droopy eyelids also my nose looks big. I absolutely hate the way I look, it gets me down everyday of my life. I have people stare at me in disgust as I just walk in the streets... it is really affecting me emotionally. I have no self-esteem, so I stay in the majority of the day. I wish I was born aesthetically pleasing. I think I inherited my looks from my recently passed father.
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Often, when ptosis correction is performed in one eye alone, it can cause the opposite eyelid to drop further. This phenomenon, known as Hering's law, is based on a set level of innervation to the muscles that support the eyelid. Correction of ptosis is much like trying to equally...
Hard palate is the "gold standard" for fixing lower eyelid retraction, which sounds like what you suffered from after your first surgery. It does have the negative side effect of morbidity of the roof of the mouth which can take a couple of weeks to heal. A "roof guard" or dental splint is very...
It is rare but possible to have permanent ptosis after a chalazion and after chalazion removal. More often I have found the droopy lid was pre-existing and just noticed after the removal. I would wait at least 6 months after all the swelling has resolved and if by that time the...
