He had surgery to correct the ptosis in August 2010 at 17 months old. He was unable to close his eye after surgery. But as the swelling went down and with time his eye started to close more. To it only being slightly open when he was asleep. He has to have 2 hourly drops in his eye. I have noticed recently that his eye appears to be drooping more and his pupil is half covered most of the time. It is worse when he is tired. has the surgery failed? It is only his left eye that is affected.
Answer: Congenital ptosis
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March 8, 2015
Answer: Congenital Ptosis - Often Requires a Seconday Surgery It is quite possible that significant improvement occurred from her first surgery despite the fact that a total correction is still not present. Close and continued followups are required with your pediatric plastic surgeon for oculoplastic surgeon. When in doubt seek a secondary consultation. Oftentimes more than one surgery is required for the best results.
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March 8, 2015
Answer: Congenital Ptosis - Often Requires a Seconday Surgery It is quite possible that significant improvement occurred from her first surgery despite the fact that a total correction is still not present. Close and continued followups are required with your pediatric plastic surgeon for oculoplastic surgeon. When in doubt seek a secondary consultation. Oftentimes more than one surgery is required for the best results.
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Answer: Congenital Ptosis It depends on the type of surgery he had, but it looks like he had a frontalis sling procedure based on the immediate post-op photo. With that type of surgery, when your son is not using his eyebrow muscle to open the eyelids, the eyelid will still seem droopy. The goal of the surgery is to set the eyelid slightly above the pupil at baseline so that when he uses his eyebrows as most children with congenital ptosis do, he can see better. The eyelid cannot be opened widely without eyebrow use because there would be risk of damage to the eye itself. Once he raises his eyebrow, you should notice a significant change in the eyelid position. If it still looks the same even if he uses his eyebrow, I would suggest seeing an oculoplastic surgeon as he may need a revision.
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Answer: Congenital Ptosis It depends on the type of surgery he had, but it looks like he had a frontalis sling procedure based on the immediate post-op photo. With that type of surgery, when your son is not using his eyebrow muscle to open the eyelids, the eyelid will still seem droopy. The goal of the surgery is to set the eyelid slightly above the pupil at baseline so that when he uses his eyebrows as most children with congenital ptosis do, he can see better. The eyelid cannot be opened widely without eyebrow use because there would be risk of damage to the eye itself. Once he raises his eyebrow, you should notice a significant change in the eyelid position. If it still looks the same even if he uses his eyebrow, I would suggest seeing an oculoplastic surgeon as he may need a revision.
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March 24, 2011
Answer: It is a normal effect of ptosis surgery not to be able to close the eye completely
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March 24, 2011
Answer: It is a normal effect of ptosis surgery not to be able to close the eye completely
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October 13, 2014
Answer: Ptosis of eyelid in your child is a complex problem.
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October 13, 2014
Answer: Ptosis of eyelid in your child is a complex problem.
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