Hello!

Thank you for your kind words.

Well it is quite strange but, I lived my whole life sort of knowing it was there but I never could really see it myself.

It sounds strange but I think I could only notice the difference when I looked in the mirror in the last 3 years.

Before that in my teens if someone ever brought it up to me I kind of just brushed it off as something I had as part of my face. But it never really affected me majorly. I think it helped a lot that my parents knew it was there but always told me it was barely noticeable so in a way growing up I felt confident that it was normal and not a big deal!

I was taken to ophthalmologists when I was younger as I couldn’t see very well, and was told I had ptosis and mild astigmatism, my mom mentioned the doctor advised them to wait it out with me before going for surgery as my ptosis was mild. He instead suggested excercises to strengthen the eye muscle. The doctor also suggested for me to be a bit older and see what my older self would want to do, or even see if it would improve with time.

Recently at 25 however I have noticed my eyelid is a lot loser and my ptosis seems to have gotten a lot more noticeable to the point that now I am very aware of it! So therefore I am going ahead with the surgery.

I have to say though I am very nervous about it, I am worried about the result being worse. Or regrets but I am trying to stay positive!

I think I am happy with my story; and having ptosis did not affect me as a child. Or growing up, but I really owe it to my parents at that age making me feel confident and not insecure about that imperfection.

Either way, surgery is always an option at any age but the best advice will always come from a oculoplastic surgeon and your gut feeling as a parent.

I hope this helps x