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Best to have personal consultation. Your eye asymmetry is likely due to multiple factors and there are several options available, including nonsurgical and surgical.
It doesn't look like you have a ptosis in these pictures. You do have some asymmetry which appears to be some extra skin on the right side. There are some excellent oculoplastic surgeons in your area who can evaluate your lids and determine what would be best to help you.
Hello emefh7,While your upper eyelids do appear to be asymmetric, it does not appear that ptosis is the major culprit. One way to diagnose ptosis, which is an abnormally low lid, is to measure the distance between your upper lid margin and the light reflex point on your eye when you are looking at a fixed point. This is called the MRD-1. You should see a plastic surgeon in consultation to have a thorough eye and eyelid exam to determine this measurement as well as other measurements of upper lid function.Your asymmetry appears to be related to at least two factors: dermatochalasis, which is excess skin of the lid, and asymmetric supratarsal folds. These can be addressed with blepharoplasty surgery.
I would recommending sharing your concerns with your doctor. Ptosis surgery can be very tricky and often requires a tweak. Your surgeon will be the best one to let you know timing for a revision.
You are so early from your ptosis surgery that I would be patient. Will surgery be satisfactory? I think your surgeon is already preparing you for potential failure by telling you that your levator is "fatty." You need a couple of months of healing here. One key thing here is how much levator ...
You are very soon after your Ptosis surgery -- 3 weeks is too early to tell your final result which takes 6 months to a year. That being said, your lids look still very droopy to me -- did you discuss this with your surgeon? I would follow his/her advice while you recover since they will be ...