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28, male, sleepy eyes - Am i a good candidate for ptosis surgery? (Photos)

steve97123Feb 7, 2026

Hi all, i am a 28 year old African male. I’m 5”8 and weight about 73kg. I’ve had “sleepy eyes” for as long as I can remember going back to when I was about 5-7 years old. As a kid, and even now but to a much much lesser degree, I suffered extreme eye allergies. My eyes were extremely itchy and red every waking hour of every day. As a result of excessive itching, my eyelids started drooping and got darker than the rest of my skin. I also do not have any visible eyelid crease as result of this. Ive seen pictures of when I was younger, around 4-5 and my eyes were not droopy and I had a defined crease. So I don’t think this is congenital. Now as a 28 year old, I want to correct this defect and not look sleepy all the time. I also want to have a defined crease and if possible fix the periorbital hyperpigmentation as well. The last picture is a few minutes after using Upneeq in only my right eye.

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