My left eye lid droops low when I'm tired and I want to get it fixed. I'm not sure whether it can be fixed or not because it's not a constant problem. Can it? And if so, what would the procedure be called?
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Ptosis ("toe-sis") is a drooping of the eyelid due to a weakness of the eyelid muscle. As has been pointed out, it is difficult to make a full assessment of you from this one single photograph. Your eyebrows and forehead are not in the photograph and that would have helped a bit. That said, y...
A ptosis surgery should have less bruising and swelling than a blepharoplasty, and the recovery should also be easier since you are not disturbing the lower lid. As far as what to tell the curious, tell them you had a reconstructive procedure for a lazy eyelid, all of which is true.
There are a number of possible causes for the feeling you describe, but by far the most likely is dryness of the eye surface. When a ptosis repair lifts the eyelid up, the ocular surface is more exposed to air, wind, dust, fans, etc. and its not uncommon for eyes to become dry from...
