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Generally speaking, insurance only covers an eyelid surgery thatis deemed medically necessary. If the droopiness of your eyelids is impairingyour vision or is otherwise affecting the functionality of your eyes, it ispossible that your insurance may cover all or some of the cost of your blepharoplastyprocedure. If you are seeking surgery for cosmetic or aesthetic reasons, on theother hand, it is likely that insurance will not cover any portion yoursurgery.
Eyelid surgery may be covered by insurance if there is an issue that affects the function of the eyelids or affects vision. One of the most common procedures that may be covered by insurance would be upper eyelid surgery when the droopy skin impairs the field of vision. An eye exam is needed to determine if there is a visual field defect due to the upper eyelids.
Simple answer to your question is yes. However, for "functional" or "medical" reasons and not for cosmetic reasons. Upper eyelid surgery is covered when peripheral or upper visual fields are affected. They can also be covered if contributing to a watery eye, however, certain criteria need to be satisfied. I published a paper describing this indication of "upper eyelid wick syndrome" (see in any search engine).Lower eyelids are covered when contributing to either watery eyes or dry eyes, either by significant laxity or retraction. Lastly, both upper and lower eyelids are covered for the indication of medical conditions such as thyroid eye disease, facial palsy etc but again, this is for the rehabilitation to restore eyelid functions such as normal eyelid closure (even blink) and symptoms and signs of watery eye, dry eye, corneal exposure etc People with artificial eyes often are covered in order to allow correct fitting of an artifical eye.
It appears that you have a very mild asymmetry with one lid slightly higher/lower than the other. From the photo, the height difference appears very small, probably too small to necessitate a surgery.If you are concerned, make sure you are evaluated in-person by an experienced oculo-facial...
Looking at your photos, I have observed that you have lower eyelid fat prolapse. Lower eyelid fat prolapse means that the fat pockets normally around your eyes have pushed forward. In MRI studies, there is an increase in volume which is called herniated fat. The concerns about how to approach...
In short, these are two different anatomical descriptions.Lower eyelid bags are (simply speaking) "herniated" pockets of fatty tissue. To begin, everyone has differing amounts of fatty tissue located within a certain section of the eye socket; however, genetics and/or aging can "weaken" or...