I saw my eye doc today for a regular checkup and asked him about this. He told me my eyes are very average for my age based on what he sees in his practice. He said he sees some patients with dryness and eyelid closure problems after having plastic surgery to try and reverse the effects of aging though. His advice was that if I wanted I could do implants but that I should wait till I'm older. His thought was that the higher LeForts are very risky. He said they have a lot of trouble treating people with defects around the orbits and he couldn't fathom why someone would intentionally do that to themselves. Nothing new here earl heard the same in his research, just wanted to add the anecdote.
Somehow, despite my issues I still see 20/20. The machine reports small aberrations. I think Dr Park's book claimed that facial deformities alter the eye socket which changes the shape of the eye and causes vision problems. What's the story for the rest of you? Do you need glasses to see well?
Rate of dentofacial deformities is 20% btw. Midface deficiency is considered a variant of normal, that is present in the normal population without deformity. I don't know the rate but I think it's not rare. Between the two, I'd still venture my 33% figure is in the right ballpark. I see many guys around without prominent cheekbones and it looks good. I haven't seen a case yet where it detracts. I've seen some faces without cheekbones at all, as in less than flat, and that looks bad. The assistant at the office today had a narrow arch, said they advised surgery for her too, and deficient cheekbones in her 40s. Somehow she has less sagging than me. Maybe it's possible to control with products? Or she's using makeup. She was still attractive but I wouldn't say hot. Just kind of average.
