Surgery for Congenital Ptosis: How perfect is it?

If you have congenital (by birth) ptosis, you would wonder if surgery would make it perfect. Prospective brides and grooms worry if the in-laws would be able discover their defect once corrected by surgery. Others want to know if surgery can help them successfully tide through the eye fitness exam in competitive jobs. The simple answer is: if your ptosis is 'congenital', surgery cannot make it perfect. We can only make it better. Certain limitations of surgery are explained here, so that patients understand their inevitable nature, and stop blaming their surgeon/procedure.