32 Year Old Man with Conginental Ptosis Left Eye - Beverly Hills, CA

I am going in tomorrow for Upper Eyelid Ptosis Surgery with Dr. Taban in Beverly Hills. I have had a droopy eyelid my entire life. It's called conginental ptosis of the left eyelid. I have done hundreds of hours of research finding the right doctor, going back and forth between a few in Beverly Hills. I chose Dr. Taban because he seemed like the most skilled doctor for my condition. Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to get my eye fixed, but I remember my mom talking me out of doing it. She said my eye was part of my personality. It's bothered me for as long as I can remember. Junior high, high school, college, every relationship I've been in, it's always been something that has been holding me back. It's not like I care what people think about me, I just feel tired most of the time, when I know I am not. Like at night when I am watching TV or I'm out with my girlfriend or friends, it just droops lower and people say "wow you look drunk, or wow you look tired". When in reality, I am not drunk and I am not tired. Having one eye half closed really affects the way you see the world. My right eye has always been dominant, and I know that's why my vision in my right eye has steadily gotten worse, it's just working too hard. So, tomorrow I am making a making a choise to change that. Excitement and nervousness. Excited to hopefully be able to stop thinking about every time I look at myself in the mirror, and nervous and hopeful that it doesn't get over corrected, or some other complication. It's funny, every time I start talking to someone, doesn't matter who it is, they unconsciously rub their eye. No one has ever noticed themselves doing it, but I see it every single time. I know that most people don't care, but it's obvious that people I interact with notice my left eye, but then they just brush it off like it's normal, because that's just me. When something clogs up your thinking, it's time to make a change. So, welcome to my story. I'll be posting more pics after the surgery. Wish me luck, but also, wish my skilled Doctor even more luck.

Today was the day! Went in at 11:30, given a anxiety med to help relax, and an hour later was on the table. Everyone in the office was super friendly and made sure everything was going well the entire time. Dr. Taban injected few numbing shots which didn’t hurt. As he was performing surgery he would ask me to open and close my eyes look at him and make sure everything was going even. I didn’t feel any pain the whole time. It was done in 40 minutes. They have me some delicious cookies and made sure I was feeling okay. My wonderful girlfriend drove me back to the Kyle where I slept most of the day. All in all, haven’t really been in pain at all. I know there is spouses to redness and swelling and that is normal. Dr,. Taban gave me a follow up call to make sure I was feeling good and to seeing I had questions, which I thought was very thoughtful. So far, so good!

So today is Friday, it’s been 7 full days. Each day has gotten better and better. The last few days I had to go back to work and my eyes were super irritated and it made it hard to work. Note to self, don’t go back to work after surgery, it sucks. But today my eye feels a lot better. The swelling has gone down a lot and it is still a tad droopier than the other, but I know it takes three months for it to fully heal. I’ve been using my right eye a lot more than normal so I’m sure that hasn’t helped. I think in a few more days all the bruising will have away and my eye will look much more normal. Right now, it just looks like I got into a fight and probably lost! At first I wasn’t going to tell anyone, maybe a little embarrassed about being self conscious over anything, but now I really don’t care who I tell. It’s bothered me my entire life and I finally made her decision to change it. I already feel so much more confident, knowing that it will look how I want it to once everything heals. I’ll keep you posted!