I was born with a heavy eyelid on one side. Is this a condition that can be fixed with eyelid surgery?
Dr. Steinsapir is highly qualified to treat eyelid asymmetry. The heavy eyelid is called eyelid ptosis. It can be addressed at the time of cosmetic eyelid surgery or the droopy lid can be addressed without performing other procedures.
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- I am thinking of having eyelid surgery. How much recovery time should I allow?
- I am taking a number of herbal products that my acupuncturist has recommended. Will that be a problem for my eyelid surgery?
- I take Plavix prescribed by my internist due to a stroke I had 8 months ago. Should I go ahead and stop this ahead of my consultation knowing that I want surgery?
- I was born with a heavy eyelid on one side. Is this a condition that can be fixed with eyelid surgery?
- I have heaviness in my upper eyelid fold. Will Dr. Steinsapir accept my health insurance?
- I saw a surgeon who proposed laser resurfacing my eyelids and told be this is a type of eyelid lift. Do I really need surgery if laser resurfacing will lift the eyelids?
- I am thinking of having eyelid surgery. How do I know if I am a candidate?
- I had eyelid surgery in Hong Kong several years ago. They gave me a double fold. At first the results looked good but a year later almost all of the effects were gone. Is this something that Dr. Steinsapir can fix?
- A few years ago I had eyelid surgery in Newport Beach. Initially, I was very happy with my upper eyelid surgery. However, now I think surgery too much surgery was performed. I once had a much fuller upper eyelid and now my upper eyelids are very hollow and my upper eyelids seems to hang down. Is there anything that can be done?
- Is it possible to have eyelid surgery awake and in the office?
- I am thinking about having eyelid surgery. I am nervous to have the surgery. Can it be performed under general anesthesia.
- I am thinking about having laser eyelid surgery and I want to know what kind of laser does Dr. Steinsapir use to perform eyelid surgery.
- I am thinking of having eyelid surgery. My plastic surgeon tells me I can combine this with body liposuction and breast implant surgery at the same time. Can Dr. Steinsapir do my eyelid surgery at the time of these other procedures?