I developed ptosis over the past year in my left eye and my eyelid crease is suddenly much higher. It's better in the morning and gets worse as the day goes on. What is the best way to correct this, and how likely is success? I don't want to make things worse.
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Basil Pakeman, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Upneeq can be a good indicator of whether internal ptosis repair will achieve the desired result. The formal test is using phenylephrine to assess the improvement of the eyelid. This can be done with your surgeon during consultation. I would imagine that you would be a good candidate, but I...
However, it is far too early to consider revisional surgery. Your best hope to make this right is to find the right surgeon for the revision. The crease is too high. The shape of the upper eyelid is not right. It also appears that the lateral canthus is disinserted. This issues need to be...
It looks like your left upper eyelid hangs lower over your eye than your right. This is called "ptosis." Your case is mild and is like congenital (you were born with a weaker muscle on that left side) and is just getting worse overtime. There are surgical (ptosis repair) and nonsurgical (upneeq...
