I had a terrible consultation with an oculoplastic surgeon on Wednesday. She shamed me about my insecurity and told me that life isn't perfect and that I need to get over having an insecurity about my eye. She made it very clear that surgery would only make it worse and result in major over-correction or under-correction. I have seen so many before and afters of successful ptosis repairs similar to mine, so I really am having trouble believing her.
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Based on your photos, you have asymmetric ptosis, left worse than right. Its important to have your eyes evaluated by an Oculofacial Plastic Surgeon (Oculoplastics) who can evaluate you and show you what the goals of the surgery should be. There is a test we can do in the office that would show...
It is highly improbable that you can fully reverse you're surgery. It is not so much the removed skin as it is the induced scaring in the eyelid. It is critical that you have a detailed consultation and a precise understanding of what is bothering you may lead to a successful improvement of your...
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)...
