Is Ptosis Surgery Recommended for Young Adults? (photo)

Actually, with all due respect to Dr. Z, you are astute in you observation and  do in fact have mild ptosis of the right upper eyelid. Dr. Z is correct in that it is not visually significant. That is, your right eyelid is not low enough to cause limitation of your visual field.

However, this subtle ptosis can in fact be treated surgically. Prolonged contact lens wear is in fact a risk factor for developing ptosis, but it usually happens with a much longer time period than 6 or 7 years that you are describing.

Ptosis can return after you have surgery, but likely not for many many years, so that should not really be a factor in your decision making process.

Having said that, since you are a minor, you should discuss your concerns with your parents, and if it is still bothering you, you should consider a consultation with an Oculoplastics surgeon. I have provided a link below that will help you find one close to you.

Good luck

If you have ptosis it is not very dramatically demonstrated in the photograph you have provided.  You talk mostly about refractive issues i.e. astigmatism.  The ptosis is an unlikely source of astigmatism and if this is the main motivation for having ptosis surgery, you are likely to be disappointed with the outcome.  In the Bay Area, I would recommend consulting with Stuart Seiff, M.D. or Rona Silkiss, M.D. if you are serious.  This is not something you should see a general plastic surgeon or facial plastic surgeon for or for  that matter a general ophthalmologist.