What Surgery is Available to Enlarge the Eyes?

Dear Birchtree
It is possible that you have ptosis. This is heavy upper eyelids that hand low on the eye. However, sometimes when people ask about this issue, there can be other reasons for the eyes looking small. Your best bet is to seek out a true eyelid surgery expert. This would be an individual who is a board certified ophthalmologist with additional training is a fellowship sponsored by the American Society for Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. This organization maintains a website that allows you to find an oculoplastic surgeon in your area.

It sounds like you have droopy upper eyelids, which is called ptosis or blepharoptosis. There are different reasons why you get it, but usually from age, although some are born with them, some occur due to trauma, etc. The eyelids can certainly be raised, which as you said, is different from blepharoplasty. It is best done by an oculoplastic surgeon.

You may be a candidate to undergo upper eyelid surgery in the form of ptosis repair. In some cases this is done in conjunction with blepharoplasty. In concept, this surgery helps to elevate the upper eyelid margin (in essence shortening the upper eyelid) to a level that provides improved vision while creating a more 'open' eye.

There are some procedures that can be done to make the eyes more open. Blepharoplasty can help with the upper eyelid fold and crease by removing heaviness above the eyelids. Ptosis repair and small resection of Muller’s muscle can actually open the eyelid more than it currently does. For many examples of cosmetic upper blepharoplasty, please see the link and the video below

Opening the eyes up wider, and not adressing th eskin weighing down on the eyelid is refering to repair of upper eyelid ptosis. This involves tucking the muscle and can be done form the from or the back of the upper eyelid. After surgery one can expect wider opened eyes, but less eyelid platform showming (like roling up blinds on a window).
Good luck