[Albion Wilde]

Perhaps there is another doc with good references who does use laser to correct the pleat. I'd ask friends or acquaintences who may have had it done, check Yelp or just google the doc's name to look at references and shop around.

If you wait, you will not be getting any younger or any better.

This may sound odd, but perhaps there is a parallel: recently I tried to have a pair of expensive antique earrings converted from screw-on to pierced. I went to three long-time jeweler shops I've used before, and each said they would have to remove the gems because of the heat of welding a new piece, reset the gems, etc etc and the price would be $300 — twice the price of comparable new ones. Finally on advice of a friend, I went to another long-established jeweler, who did not need to remove and reset the gem because she used a laser device to do the weld—$80 for a beautiful job. It was as if the other jewelers never heard of laser welding.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks.

“If you wait, you will not be getting any younger or any better.” — that’s what I’m worried about. I’ve been going back to the doc about every six months to see what’s going on and make sure things aren’t deteriorating. So far, things are stable.

I’ve got a well-know and respected retina doc. I trust him to know the best and latest techniques. It’s surprising the best technique is a manual scraping of a couple of microns of the scar tissue!