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Will my eyes ever go back?
im 19, and i had thyroid problem when i was 14. and now because of that i have psychological problems regarding my looks because the thyroid caused my eyes to get "puffed" out, i cant describe it in any other way.
i got people talking about my eyes in an elevator, some kids from the street laughing at me..and whenever i take pictures of myself i say, "this isnt me, i dont look like this." girls used to like me but now they think im some kind of ET or alien or something. i hate my eyes, and i want them to look the way they used to. my parents dont want surgery because they are afraid the doctors might fail and ill go blind.
iv been praying for 5 years now to get my eyes back so i can have confidence in myself and i wont have to think if people are laughing at me etc etc and i want to be confident in front of the camera.. the problem is more psychological than physical...
some doctors say i'll eventually get my eyes back, some say it's permanent. so i dont really know what to think.. do you think ill get my eyes back to the way they were?
i got people talking about my eyes in an elevator, some kids from the street laughing at me..and whenever i take pictures of myself i say, "this isnt me, i dont look like this." girls used to like me but now they think im some kind of ET or alien or something. i hate my eyes, and i want them to look the way they used to. my parents dont want surgery because they are afraid the doctors might fail and ill go blind.
iv been praying for 5 years now to get my eyes back so i can have confidence in myself and i wont have to think if people are laughing at me etc etc and i want to be confident in front of the camera.. the problem is more psychological than physical...
some doctors say i'll eventually get my eyes back, some say it's permanent. so i dont really know what to think.. do you think ill get my eyes back to the way they were?
Sorry to hear you also have thyroid related eye disease. I am 8 months post obital decompression and soon to have surgery to correct the eyelid retraction. I know exactly your feeling of just wanting to be normal again. The psychological aspect of this disease is at least as serious as the physical aspect. Hopefully, you will be able find a surgeon who can help you. My experience with the decompression surgery was that it wasn't particularly painful, and the recovery was quicker than I would have expected.
I can't imagine having had to deal with these eye problems at your age. It is bad enough putting up with it as a middle aged adult where peer pressure isn't as impactful. To answer your last question, I have never seen anything to indicate severely bulging eyes spontaneously return to normal (but all I know is what I have read and have had explained to me).
I know your parents are concerned, but try talking to them again. An experienced occulo-plastic surgeon who had done many of these surgeries should be able to help without risk to your eyesight. Good luck to you.
I can't imagine having had to deal with these eye problems at your age. It is bad enough putting up with it as a middle aged adult where peer pressure isn't as impactful. To answer your last question, I have never seen anything to indicate severely bulging eyes spontaneously return to normal (but all I know is what I have read and have had explained to me).
I know your parents are concerned, but try talking to them again. An experienced occulo-plastic surgeon who had done many of these surgeries should be able to help without risk to your eyesight. Good luck to you.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
You should see an oculo-plastic surgery (a Eye MD physician ophthalmologist that takes care of difficult lid, tear duct and orbit problems) for a consultation.
You should be able to be helped with recession of your lid retractors which will make the eyes look smaller and if appropriate orbital decompression by taking the floor of the orbit or the nasal wall to let the extra tissue go into your sinuses rather than pushing the eye out.
It is a special procedure so be sure the oculoplastic surgeon has done this work before.
JCH III MD
You should be able to be helped with recession of your lid retractors which will make the eyes look smaller and if appropriate orbital decompression by taking the floor of the orbit or the nasal wall to let the extra tissue go into your sinuses rather than pushing the eye out.
It is a special procedure so be sure the oculoplastic surgeon has done this work before.
JCH III MD
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
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