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What can i do to differentiate between a hooded eye and a puffy eye?

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Dermatochalasis vs B: Dermatochalasis is a progressive condition that is often hereditary in which the excessive skin weighs down the eye lid and drapes over the lid margin resulting in strain of the forehead muscles to compensate or loss of side vision. Blepharochalasis is often in younger people with allergies and fluid accumulation in the lids.. A blepharoplasty can be performed for both conditions....

Answered 8/6/2013

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Anatomy: These can be distinct entities or be mixed. Frequently for nonhooded conditions a more intensive surgery may be indicated depending on evaluation ANS cause. Sometimes thyroid eye disease can present as puffy eyes.

Answered 6/10/2014

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