Possible Ptosis? Right Eyelid Drooping Over the Last 5 Months? (photo)

People who've had more noticeable ptosis as they got older usually had a small degree of ptosis which  they compensated for before the ptosis become progressively worse. As a physician, a new onset of ptosis always requires some type of medical and neurologic workup. We have to rule out some possible things that can be related to with ptosis being an early sign.

My recommendation is that you bring this attention to your medical doctor or see an ophthalmologist or a neurologist. You need to bring this to the attention of a physician so that the appropriate medical workup can be done and you can rule out any of the things that may need to be dealt with before you consider doing any type of corrective procedure.

When someone has ptosis, we do something called levator muscle dehiscence or levator muscle attenuation. In this procedure, the muscle called the levator muscle has a tendon called the aponeurosis that tends to thin and sometimes detach. When that happens, the eyelid droops .  We routinely perform a procedure called the levator muscle advancement, where something has fallen back so we bring it forward. This procedure is done with local anaesthesia and light sedation so that the person can actually cooperate. With this, we can maximize the appearance of the proximity of both of the eyes in terms of contour, height and shape.

I hope that was helpful and thank you for that question.

First step is the diagnosis the cause on onset ptosis. Best to see an eye doctor and a neurologist for complete examination.