Small Eye Openings? (photo)

Hi Carol

The problem you are describing is called eyelid ptosis, and can be addressed via surgery. There are a few different techniques available and you would need an in person evaluation to assess what is best for you. As you are in town, feel free to contact my office for a consultation.

I have posted a photo of a before and after below, and you can find more on my profile here on Realself.

 

After blepharoplasty the aperture the eyes should not change. However, often times the eye looks bigger after blepharoplasty because of a change in the aesthetic frame of the orbit. It's effectively smoke and mirrors but so what?

Hi Carol571. It is very difficult to tell what is the root cause of your small eyes from your picture. However, some people simply have small eyes while others have these huge almond eyes. Some have very heavy and thick eyelids from the time they are young children. They can look heavy, even look like an Asian upper eyelid due to excess fatty fullness in the eyelid. If you say that you don';t have problems with your vision than you probably don't have a droopy eyelid or eyelid ptosis. The eye can be opened up and look much "bigger" with a upper eyelid blepharoplasty done to treat these issues. There are also issues involving the eyebrow position that contribute to this. Of course this all gets worse as we age. 

It appears you have upper eyelid ptosis (droopiness), which makes your eyes appear smaller. You are also lifting your brow in order to compensate for the droopy eyelids. You can likely benefit from upper eyelid ptosis surgery. See an oculoplastic surgeon for evaluation.

Being nearsighted, your glasses actually shrink the appearance of your eyes.  That is one of the reasons people like to be out of their glasses.  There are many options available to help you but the place to start is by finding surgeons who make sense to you.  Their detailed assessment will help outline your best options.  Hope that helps.

 Ptosis repair  involves tightening one or both of the muscles the open  eyelid when the lid margin is cutting across the black part of the pupil. Cosmetic blepharoplasty is performed to simply remove the excess skin and fat on the upper lids  that is creating the aged look. Please see the link below for examples