After orbital floor surgery my eye looks noticeably smaller than the other. Will this settle? (photos)

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I had orbital floor surgery on my right eye 2 weeks ago. I haven't had a lot of bruising just swelling around the eye mostly underneath and the right side of my face still has numbness. I have been taking pictures to keep track of recovery and I am anxious that my eye will not recover and will be much smaller than the other. I'm due for my 3 week check up next week. Please pass on any advice. Thanks.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS · Answer

Difficult question to answer without examination.What I can tell you is that the eyeball is expected to sink back more as the swelling resolves over 3 months after surgery. Please see link below for orbital fracture and enophthalmos surgery.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

After an orbital flow repair, the eye is often a bit swollen and it may look even fuller than the non-treated eye until the swelling subsides.

Gaby D. Doumit, MD · Answer

Dear Cheryl.  Thank you for sharing your concerns with us. Examining just one picture is difficult to give you a definitive answer. However, it seems that your eyeball are not aligned perfectly in the vertical axis. This could be due to swelling but could be to misplacement of the plate under neath the globe. In addition, as swelling subside, you eye will be more sunken. It will be a good idea to contact your surgeon and ask for an earlier follow upGood luck

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