#lifefuel

.com saw this first

this might help with improving your eye area*

I think a lot of people underestimate how much “facial asymmetry” can be caused by tension patterns, eye dominance and muscular compensation rather than just “bad skull genetics”.

This is based on my own ongoing observations and experimentation.

Recently I started experimenting with patching my stronger (right) eye because:

my stronger eye is larger than the my weaker eye

I have mild exotropia (my iris is slightly left aligned) on my left eye

my right eyebrow is higher than my left eyebrow.

After short eye patching sessions (10–20 minutes) on my dominant eye, I noticed my eyes sometimes appear more balanced and facial tension feels reduced. so even my higher eyebrow would lay equal to the lower eyebrow. I’m still experimenting on whether this'll actually effect the muscle, but i will continue to update if changes happen.

It made me wonder how much asymmetry might be more dynamic than people assume.

A lot of people assume their asymmetry is purely skeletal, especially when talking about the sphenoid bone

when sometimes the issue is:

eye dominance

posture

muscular imbalance

chronic tension patterns

compensation from lazy eye/vision imbalance

Especially if:

your asymmetry changes between photos

one eye gets bigger/smaller depending on fatigue

your face looks different at different angles

one side feels tighter than the other

That usually points more toward neuromuscular asymmetry than severe skeletal deformity. And if you’re younger, your nervous system is still adaptable. Neuroplasticity (your brain's ability to adapt) declines with age, but at younger ages the brain is still much better at adapting to:

eye coordination work

posture correction

muscle recruitment

tension reduction

bite changes from orthodontics

Your neuroplasticity typically begins to decline at in your early 30s. so if you have mild lazy eye, i'd suggest attempting to train your eye via patching. Some people use short-duration patching as a way to train weaker eye coordination, often starting with brief sessions and gradually increasing over time. I’ve only been experimenting with this short-term, so I can’t speak about long-term outcomes, but for fixing asymmetry its worth it no matter how long it takes.

Not saying you can magically reshape your skull, but I do think a lot of people are unnecessarily doubting themselves when some of their asymmetry may actually be functional instead of purely structural.

if you like studies idk:

- this one kinda talks about how eye dominance can cause eyebrow elevation.