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Combined medical upper LID & cosmetic lower LID Blepharoplasty (Lower Eyelid Surgery) Lower eyelid surgery is complex, and there are many different techniques available to... Read More

Lower Blepharoplasty with repair of prior surgical complications This 68 year old gentleman came to visit me from out-of-state for assistance in managing long-standing lower... Read More

EXTERNAL PTOSIS REPAIR (LEVATOR REPAIR) This 60 year old patient came to me with a chief complaint of having drooping eyelids, worse at the end... Read More

Male upper blepharoplasty can be performed for medical reasons, cosmetic reason, or both.  Upper lid position becomes medical when it obscures vision.  A good rule... Read More

I recently encountered a young Asian woman in the office with severe congenital ptosis. The upper eyelids drooped severely, no matter how hard the patient... Read More

Congenital ptosis repair combined with cosmetic blepharoplasty in a young woman. Read More

Want to learn more about what types of surgeries and patients are suitable for office procedures? Look here. Read More

“I can see!” That was the greeting I got from our 90+ year old postoperative patient last Friday.  She had previously be unable to do... Read More

Dr. Walrath continually getting awards from vitals.com for compassionate care and regularly receives the “Patient’s Choice Award”!  (Well, except for 2015, when compassion was apparently... Read More

This patient complained of visual obstruction from the upper lids. The upper lid tissue folded over the lashes and into the visual axis.  It was... Read More

This 51 year old patient presented with complaints of upper eyelid tissue obscuring her vision.  She also was unhappy with the appearance of her lower... Read More

Upper lid surgery can be confusing.  Let’s demystify!  The following panels explain the difference between ptosis repair and upper blepharoplasty. Basically, think of upper blepharoplasty... Read More