There is this Medicare patient of ours who’ll be having a leva to resection on his right eye for ptosis. The ophthalmologist wants to do this as a bilateral procedure; however the patient’s left eye is a non-seeing eye. As the operation on the right side may be medically necessary, but the left side would […]
Treatment, prevention and next steps towards a perfect lower eyelid
July 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The post talks about the perfect eyelid and explains that the best cure is prevention. Avoid harsh chemicals, environments and other factors that adversely affect your skin. Besides prevention, I assume that after so many years of pervention, simple “wear and tear” from aging takes its tolls. Dr Haworth then suggests dietary supplements and also […]
Ptosis Surgery Video Blepharoplasty
May 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ptosis surgery, also known as blepharoplasty performed by Dr. John Martin. This video is about 12 minutes long and as with most eyelid surgery videos, it is graphic. He shows different techniques used. Dr. Martin also demonstrates the use of various tools. Ptosis Surgery can be performed during childhood for congenital ptosis, but sometimes the […]
Are you embarrassed or reserved about having Ptosis?
May 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
You’re not alone, but you kinda are I have been looking for new and powerful resources for Ptosis but I’ve found few and the ones that exist with people in them are very inactive. I’m wondering why? Perhaps it’s that people are embarrassed or self-conscious about the issue. Or maybe they just rather remain anonymous […]
Jess Living with Ptosis
May 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A narrative video blog by Jess. She tells you about growing up with Ptosis. She had her first surgery around 10 years old. She describes how she remembers the surgery, consultation, before and after. Jess describes her experiences with other kids in school and how people perceived and treated her growing up with Ptosis. I […]
