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post #16 of 26
10/27/07 at 4:03am
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So this wouldn't be an overweight thing? Just a fat face and the eyelid is feeling the effects of that?

I doubt it man. How much fat can your eyelid have?
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post #17 of 26
10/27/07 at 5:27am
The only thing the internet is going to do for you with regards to this problem is give you 100 ways to get really stressed out about a particular symptom, 99 of which aren't actually applicable.

You should, like, totally see a doctor, and stuff. And stop using the internet to diagnose yourself.
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post #18 of 26
10/27/07 at 10:16pm
He said he's going to the doctor people, shit.
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post #19 of 26
10/28/07 at 1:03am
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I had a girlfriend who used to be pretty alright until she got this horrible droopy eye thing. I just couldn't bare to keep looking at her face so I dropped her like a deadlift.

Now THAT is true love.
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post #20 of 26
10/28/07 at 1:31am
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Now obviously I am going to go see a doctor about this, but was just curious if anyone here developed a droopy eyelid quite quickly. I am very overweight so I am assuming this may be a factor - but does this sort of thing go away with weight loss or are we probably talking surgery here? I guess creams and the like won't do anything.

Thanks!

Although you said you are going to a doctor, you should go to a doctor as soon as possible. If this is something like Bell's Palsy, it can be permanent, but I just read a study saying that early treatment (within the first few days, I believe) is associated with better outcomes.
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post #21 of 26
10/28/07 at 2:37am
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As I mentioned, it appears to be more of the eyebrow - not the eyelid. You wouldn't notice it if you looked at me, but if I look in the mirror I can tell. So until I find out from a doctor that it is serious - it just appears to be a "cosmetic" issue that I am concerned about.

I am 36 and apparently drooping brows/eyelid is pretty common among men starting at the age more so than women. I can't imagine it to be Bell's Palsy - because it's not affecting any other part of my face and the drooping right now is minimal. But I am going to a doctor this week.
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post #22 of 26
10/29/07 at 12:32pm
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I am 36 and apparently drooping brows/eyelid is pretty common among men starting at the age...
Jeeze man. At your age you are lucky the only thing drooping is your eyebrow! Wait 'til it spreads!
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post #23 of 26
11/2/07 at 3:45pm
You mean this, don't you? At least it's not a health threat.
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post #24 of 26
11/3/07 at 2:39am
I had Bell's Palsy as a teenager. I didn't have any prodromal symptoms or evidence of viral infection before it developed. I initially noticed that I couldn't close one of my eyelids tightly. My mother took me to the ophthalmologist thinking it was some problem with my eye. He told me to grit my teeth; it was then apparent that the entire side of my face was affected. It gradually worsened then finally resolved after several months.
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post #25 of 26
11/3/07 at 3:31am
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Jeeze man. At your age you are lucky the only thing drooping is your eyebrow! Wait 'til it spreads!
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post #26 of 26
11/4/07 at 10:49pm
I'll just second what's been said about the importance of seeing a physician. It could be natural aging, it could be something more, but a doctor is the one to make that call. I will say, though, that I experienced something similiar. I had a ptosis in my left eye due to injury at birth (doctor misused forceps during delivery) that was pretty severe, but it was 80% correctable via surgery. Either way, good luck at the Dr.'s, and I hope it's nothing serious.
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