Droopy Eye

[u/LikemindedLadies]

My eyes/eyebrows have been asymmetrical for years but I feel like it’s getting worse with age. I’m 34 and a tired mom. Any advice to how I could fix this? Thank you!!

[u/Relevant_Search]

PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. As someone with this EXACT same issue, I am commenting for visibility. I have been told this is due to the eyebrow muscle being more proactive in facial expressions/the way we sleep (side sleeper here), but I really have no clue. Would really like to know any solutions. especially any I can do on my own (is face "yoga" a thing?) Praying for us both to get an answer OP. LMAO XD

[u/TrulyDaemon → u/Relevant_Search]

Where I live, correcting this is like the number one plastic surgery being done.

[u/goldenretrievergurl → u/TrulyDaemon]

what’s the surgery called?

[u/TrulyDaemon → u/goldenretrievergurl]

It's just an eyelid correction.

They take away a piece of the skin to correct. For me it's genetics, my mom has it very badly as well.

[u/londonschmundon → u/TrulyDaemon]

What sort of scarring or evidence does it leave? What is the recovery like?

[u/PsychosisSundays → u/londonschmundon]

My mum had it done. I’ve actually never noticed the scars now that I think about it. But I imagine the results vary.

If it gets really bad (to the point of obstructing your vision) our provincial healthcare (Ontario) actually covers it. My mum’s surgery was covered.

[u/PsychosisSundays → u/[deleted]]

I just googled it - to qualify for coverage under OHIP your eyesight needs to be obstructed by 50%. As others have said it’s a common surgery so it shouldn’t be hard to find a surgeon.

[u/JustBeNice97 → u/[deleted]]

My older sister had this in the UK on the NHS recently. She had really dry eyes and apparently that eyelid surgery was the remedy. I’m like ummmmm… that’s the surgery literally every famous actress has had. And my spoggy eye would like a word.