Guest guest Posted November 4, 2003 Report Share Posted November 4, 2003 My son is 14 and has had 3 surgeries thus far. We have a wonderful ocuoplastic surgeon in Atlanta, but I would like to know more about Dr. Cole. Until today, I have not talked to anyone else who shares in this deformaty and have had a difficult time finding out what the final outcome (after surgeries) will be for my son. How many surgeries is normal? Will his eyes ever be close to looking normal? How do we minimalize the scarring above the eyebrows? We have been working with this doctor since my sons birth and have trusted his judgement concerning the need and timing of each surgery. We feel very good with our decisions thus far. We may be completely on the right track, but don't have anything to compare the results to. I would love to hear from someone who has finished this " reconstructive " journey. Thank You H.F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2003 Report Share Posted November 21, 2003 I have found that the only way that the scars " go away " is over time. Mine have become less and less noticable over the years. My surgeries were done when I was ages 2-4 and I am now 23. You might be able to check with a dermatologist or plastic surgeon if they are really really noticable and see what they would recommend. I know that they recommended sanding mine, yes as in with sand paper, when I was little but we decided just to wait and see how everything went. The scars above my eyebrows are very small though. the ones on the insides of my nose are the ones that are the most noticiable and they have almost disappeared. I hope that helps a bit. megan > My son is 14 and has had 3 surgeries thus far. We have a wonderful > ocuoplastic surgeon in Atlanta, but I would like to know more about > Dr. Cole. Until today, I have not talked to anyone else who shares > in this deformaty and have had a difficult time finding out what the > final outcome (after surgeries) will be for my son. How many > surgeries is normal? Will his eyes ever be close to looking normal? > How do we minimalize the scarring above the eyebrows? We have been > working with this doctor since my sons birth and have trusted his > judgement concerning the need and timing of each surgery. We feel > very good with our decisions thus far. We may be completely on the > right track, but don't have anything to compare the results to. I > would love to hear from someone who has finished > this " reconstructive " journey. Thank You H.F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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