Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 angelgirloneandonly wrote, with plenty of superfluous capitalisation: >>From What I've Seen (I'm Assuming) That The First Surgery In Most Cases > Involves Opening The Eyes, The first surgery (for BPES) depends on whether an early ptosis sling (allowing lids to open wider) is necessary or not, otherwise, the canthoplasty (widening of eye opening) might be first. Or it might be something else entirely, but those are the most common two. > Without The Option To Close.. If Anyone > Could Clarify That Would Be Great. Without the option to close? Nah. In some cases, the eyes don't always fully close after a sling, but certainly not in all cases. Depends on a number of factors, such as the severity of the ptosis, how much skin is available, the skill (and luck) of the surgeon, time to settle, age, etc. Rob W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 --- In blepharophimosis , Rob <r.watson@...> wrote: > > angelgirloneandonly wrote, with plenty of superfluous capitalisation: > >>From What I've Seen (I'm Assuming) That The First Surgery In Most Cases > > Involves Opening The Eyes, > > The first surgery (for BPES) depends on whether an early ptosis sling > (allowing lids to open wider) is necessary or not, otherwise, the > canthoplasty (widening of eye opening) might be first. Or it might be > something else entirely, but those are the most common two. > > > Without The Option To Close.. If Anyone > > Could Clarify That Would Be Great. > > Without the option to close? Nah. In some cases, the eyes don't always > fully close after a sling, but certainly not in all cases. Depends on a > number of factors, such as the severity of the ptosis, how much skin is > available, the skill (and luck) of the surgeon, time to settle, age, etc. > > Rob W > Thank You For Clarifying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Hi My daughter is aged two years old and had the first surgery last September. The surgeon lifted the eyelids up enough so she could see properly but not too much and she can close her eyes when she sleeps etc so no worries there. Regards Lucy, Hampshire UKangelgirloneandonly <suicide_note69@...> wrote: From What I've Seen (I'm Assuming) That The First Surgery In Most Cases Involves Opening The Eyes, Without The Option To Close.. If Anyone Could Clarify That Would Be Great. Messenger - with free PC-PC calling and photo sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Thanks For The Info This Is All Very Reasuring! - In blepharophimosis , Lucy Chidgey <lcgosport@...> wrote: > > Hi > My daughter is aged two years old and had the first surgery last September. The surgeon lifted the eyelids up enough so she could see properly but not too much and she can close her eyes when she sleeps etc so no worries there. > Regards > Lucy, Hampshire UK > > angelgirloneandonly <suicide_note69@...> wrote: > From What I've Seen (I'm Assuming) That The First Surgery In Most Cases > Involves Opening The Eyes, Without The Option To Close.. If Anyone > Could Clarify That Would Be Great. > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Messenger - with free PC-PC calling and photo sharing. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hello, My daughter had the sling sugery last october and her eyes are wide open and she can still close them when she sleeps. You can view her pictures (Avery). Best wishes, Nicki, Indiana > From What I've Seen (I'm Assuming) That The First Surgery In Most Cases > Involves Opening The Eyes, Without The Option To Close.. If Anyone > Could Clarify That Would Be Great. > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Messenger - with free PC-PC calling and photo sharing. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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