\u201cYou don\u2019t get enough rest\u201d was a refrain Camille heard often. In truth, she was getting plenty of sleep, but her drooping eyelids made her look permanently tired. The worst part was that she experienced limited vision and had to move her head to scan the area around her. Once she had surgery with Dr. Scott, both concerns are now in the past.<\/p>\n
Camille, a former school teacher, saw Dr. Scott at the urging of her ophthalmologist. He diagnosed her with ptosis, a condition where a weakened eyelid muscle prevents the eye from opening entirely. \u201cDr. Scott has such a comforting way about him,\u201d Camille says. \u201cHe didn\u2019t pressure me into anything; it was like talking to a friend. He\u2019s not a salesman and tells you your options but stresses that the decision is yours.\u201d<\/p>\n
After speaking with Dr. Scott, Camille chose to undergo surgery. She reports, \u201cEverything went beautifully.\u201d She noticed immediate results after surgery. \u201cIt was amazing,\u201d Camille says. \u201cI could move my eyeball to the left, right, up, and down, and I was seeing so much better!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. Scott had a real challenge,\u201d Camille adds, \u201cbecause one eye was much worse than the other. But they\u2019re very much the same now and look even. He\u2019s blessed with a skill.\u201d She also reports being impressed with Dr. Scott\u2019s honesty. \u201cHe gave me the worst scenarios, but I was fortunate that those didn\u2019t happen in his skilled hands,\u201d Camille says.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe also told me that because he was going to raise my eyelids by approaching them for the internal surface, I would have a greater fold of my upper eyelid skin\u00a0 postoperatively,\u201d she remembers. \u201cHe said it was up to me whether I address that eyelid fold. It\u2019s not that noticeable except to me, but I\u2019m going back to have him take care of that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Camille considers her ptosis hereditary, noting that a cousin in New York has suffered from the same problem. \u201cShe had an operation a few years ago,\u201d Camille says. \u201cBut she was very unhappy with the results when she finished the operation, and now she feels like she\u2019s back to square one.\u201d Camille is grateful that she\u2019s had a completely different experience. \u201cI told my cousin if she ever wants to try again, she should come to Virginia and see Dr. Scott,\u201d she says, \u201cbecause as far as I\u2019m concerned, he\u2019s the best in the business.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cYou don\u2019t get enough rest\u201d was a refrain Camille heard often. In truth, she was getting plenty of sleep, but her drooping eyelids made her look permanently tired. The worst part was that she experienced limited vision and had to … Continue reading