{"id":9639,"date":"2022-08-01T17:44:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T15:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drmarcoromeo.com\/?page_id=9639"},"modified":"2026-09-14T22:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:40:59","slug":"eyelid-surgery-before-after-case-10600","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drmarcoromeo.com\/en\/before-after-cases\/eyelid-surgery-before-after\/eyelid-surgery-before-after-case-10600\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyelid ptosis before and after: droopy eyelid correction on one eye, young woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row rt_row_background_width=&#8221;fullwidth&#8221; rt_row_content_width=&#8221;default&#8221; rt_row_style=&#8221;default-style&#8221; rt_row_borders=&#8221;&#8221; rt_row_shadows=&#8221;&#8221; rt_row_paddings=&#8221;true&#8221; id=&#8221;10200&#8243; rt_bg_effect=&#8221;classic&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;cover&#8221; rt_bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221; rt_bg_video_format=&#8221;self-hosted&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; rt_column_shadow=&#8221;&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;auto auto&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Eye Ptosis Correction &#8211; Case # 10600&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>A young woman with a droopy right eyelid: the eye looked half closed and smaller than the left, known as eyelid ptosis. I operated on that eyelid to bring both to the same level, under local anaesthesia and sedation, and she had recovered within a week. The scar sits hidden in the eyelid crease, as the closed-eyes photo shows. It is one of the things I correct within <a href=\"https:\/\/drmarcoromeo.com\/en\/blepharoplasty\/\">blepharoplasty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Techniques: unilateral ptosis correction to put both eyes at the same level.<\/li>\n<li>Surgery performed under local anaesthesia and deep sedation.<\/li>\n<li>Recovery period: 1 week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><p><span style=\"color: #40738eff;\"><i class=\"fa fa-exclamation-circle\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <strong><i>Before &amp; After photos were disclosed under patient\u00b4s authorization for demonstration purposes. 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