I had my strabismus surgery last week, and it was 70% success but I noticed that my left eyebrow little bit higher than the other one (i.e. the eyebrows not symmetrical any more). Is this permanent thing or it will recess by time? And is there any type of exercise that I can do to speed up the recess?
1 photo
Answers (2)
From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
VOTED MOST HELPFUL
June 6, 2012
Answer: Moving the eye muscles is known to affect the position of the eyelids.
As Dr. Nakra mentioned. Lazy eye can mean two things: crossed eyes or droopy eyelids.
The surgery and botox treatments for these entities are totally different. Surgery will give you a long lasting effect whereas botox is temporary. Cost may also be a factor.
If you decide to...
In order to gain exposure to the extraocular muscles, an eyelid speculum is used to open the eyelids maximally. As mentioned previously, this could stretch the eyelid muscle and exacerbate its disinsertion.
If this hasn't resolved 3 months after surgery, I would recommend a consultation...
Dear EB2
There are circumstances where it makes sense to use BOTOX to address strabismus. Yes BOTOX was originally developed by Allan Scott to treat strabismus but it has never replaced strabismus surgery and is primarily used to align the eyes only in certain situations.
Six muscles move each...
Read 3 Doctor Answers
Recommended reading
Everything you need to know about Strabismus Surgery
