**WORTH THE READ**
About 20 years ago I was in a serious car…read moreaccident, which resulted in significant nerve damage to my right eyelid. Back then, the doctors told me that there was no procedure that could correct the damage. I was left with a "droopy" right eye lid, which did impact my line of vision. On top of that, aesthetically, my eyes were very asymmetrical. I was constantly straining the right side of my face to open my right eye further, and I was criticizing and/or destroying so many photos because of my insecurity surrounding the asymmetry. Well, I finally decided to do the research and see if there were any medical advancements.
Since I'd never undergone facial surgery, I thoroughly did my research. I cross referenced every ocular medical review I could find, I read articles written by multiples Doctors, I looked at before and after pictures - and finally came upon Dr. Levin.
During our first consultation, she was kind and patiently answered my (over)abundance of questions. She ultimately suggested we stitch the nerve inside of my right eyelid, to result in a 2-4mm improvement. She tested the procedure by placing eye drops in my right eye, that would temporarily mimic the results that we'd see from the surgery. Within minutes of putting in the drops, my right eye opened more on its own, and the right side of my face began to relax. It turns out, I had trained my brain to raise my right eyebrow, to compensate and open the right eye further (so my right eye did not open as much as my left eye, and my right eyebrow was constantly scrunched to sit higher than my left eyebrow.) Wow, so there is actually a medical solution for this? I don't have to deal with the strain and stress (and headaches) all the time?!
I decided to throw in a full upper blastoma on the left eye and a partial upper blastoma on the right, as a purely cosmetic addition. I left the consultation feeling confident, optimistic and in very good hands.
Surgery day. I can imagine an expert in the field might get frustrated with all of my nervous questions - not Dr. Levin. She patiently answered every concern I had, and I went in to surgery feeling great. When I woke up, I could immediately see the results. Despite the obvious swelling, I looked great.
Today I am 40 days post op, the stitches have all either dissolved or been removed and the results are amazing. Not only do I have symmetry, but I look more awake and alert. It took a few weeks for my brain to understand that I didn't have to scrunch my forehead to further open my right eye, but my forehead is now smooth and relaxed, my eyes are symmetrical and even - and I no longer see my eyelid in my line of sight.
I would recommend Dr. Levin to anyone. She is the best in the business, and if you do the research, you will come to the same conclusion. If you select her for a procedure, you will become a fan for life. I can't explain how good it feels to have fixed something that has been a problem, a stress and a concern for 20 years. Thank you Dr. Levin.
*I will update with before and after pics at my 3 month post-op, when all swelling is down and fully healed.