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Grade 3 ptosis is severe sagging in which the nipple lies well below the inframammary fold and lies at the bottom of the breast, at the lowest hanging part of the parenchyma (cells in the ducts and glands that produce milk) along the inferior contour of the breast. Pseudoptosis (glandular) occurs when the breast tissue falls below but areola is in a good position.
Pseudoptosis is typically caused from the weight of the eyelid skin pushing down the eyelid margin so that it covers part of the pupil. Eyelid ptosis on the other hand is when there is weakness of the elevator muscle that elevates the eyelid and this creates a large eyelid fold as well.
I prefer an incision technique on the skin in order better access the muscle that opens the eyelid directly (anterior approach). The eyelid crease can be recreated more precisely this way. The posterior approach is done from the undersurface of the eyelid but in my opinion is not as precise.
Ptosis can be tricky to fix so having already had two surgeries, I think you could consider having another procedure with a different surgeon. Unfortunately some types of ptosis can’t be significantly improved so you take this risk, but at least you’ve given it a shot. As to which proce...
In the hands of an experienced ptosis surgeon, symmetry ( within 1mm ) is achievable 90% of time. These ar the nationally published standards.Training and surgical experience in ptosis repair is most common in the specialty of Oculoplastic surgery. Whether the surgery is performed through an ...