RE. Ptosis, drooping left eye..post trauma? (Photo)

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Hi. I got punched pretty bad in left eye, and now my left eye, upper eyelid is sagging and dropping. My sis said it's looks smaller but that's probably cus of lower eyelid. I'm looking if: 1. What kind of surgery I should be having? 2. Can I have a quick 20 min outpatient local anesthetic , and go home?...as it's relatively simpler I would think (just one upper , moderate ptosis, no fat transfer or anything? 3. I'm looking at c. 500£/€600 due to minimal proc reasonable?

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

In 20 minutes, the surgeon is likely planning to perform a Muellerectomy ptosis surgery. Please understand that this is unlikely to fix your issues even if it is cheap. You appear exophthalmic, meaning the one eye seems to sit back in the face. Did you have a fracture with your trauma? Was a CT scan performed? You also appear to have a lateral canthal disinsertion. I recommend not doing this surgery and instead getting a proper evaluation from surgeons who spend more time explaining their findings and not just hustling you into surgery.

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