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TheBlackAdder

(28,183 posts)
Wed May 15, 2019, 04:23 PM May 2019

Not for nothing: I think Trump had a stroke. His right eyelid does not have ptosis.

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Over the course of several years, he's changed form equally functioning eyelids to more narrow ones.

While some may attribute this to plastic surgery, that does not appear evident. Ptosis might explain a drooping, but his right eye is not experiencing the limpness associated with it. Instead, both of his eyes are narrower, and his right eye is dramatically more closed than his left eye. This is indicative of a possible stroke.

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Not for nothing: I think Trump had a stroke. His right eyelid does not have ptosis. (Original Post) TheBlackAdder May 2019 OP
Who shaves him? marble falls May 2019 #1
I'm thinking he uses Nair. GoCubsGo May 2019 #7
I don't think I could handle seeing that mug in the mirror every morning. marble falls May 2019 #19
Ok, but wouldn't there be more evidence in the facial muscles? ProudLib72 May 2019 #2
That's not a mouth, it's a baboon's asshole. 11 Bravo May 2019 #3
I was going to refrain from this, but you asked for it ProudLib72 May 2019 #4
Oh.My. Gosh. That is flippin' funny!!!!!!! Alliepoo May 2019 #6
Now, he had cheap lower dental work. Two years ago, his lower teeth were collapsing inward. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #10
It depends on the degree and where the stroke took place, affecting various areas of the face. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #8
There is nothing whatsoever in that photo to indicate a cerebral vascular event GusBob May 2019 #13
Good catch. Hope he doesn't stroke out of his prison sentence. nt emmaverybo May 2019 #5
Why are his eyes shanti May 2019 #9
He doesn't sleep. Codeine May 2019 #11
I think it's just the contrast between his pinkish untouched skin tone and his orange fake tan renate May 2019 #17
He has dermatochalasis GusBob May 2019 #12
Bad fitting Contact Lens Wellstone ruled May 2019 #14
It's called getting old. You will know when you get there. Doodley May 2019 #15
OMG! That is a BIG photo of him Poiuyt May 2019 #16
Those vertical lines above his lip are weird. LiberalFighter May 2019 #18
NIMO. My guess is that all those hours under the sun lamp/tanning table have no_hypocrisy May 2019 #21
God, he's hideous! smirkymonkey May 2019 #20

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
2. Ok, but wouldn't there be more evidence in the facial muscles?
Wed May 15, 2019, 04:30 PM
May 2019

Maybe around the mouth?

Just asking based on what I've always heard about stroke victims.

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
3. That's not a mouth, it's a baboon's asshole.
Wed May 15, 2019, 04:33 PM
May 2019

They respond differently to a cerebrovascular accident.

Alliepoo

(2,215 posts)
6. Oh.My. Gosh. That is flippin' funny!!!!!!!
Wed May 15, 2019, 04:39 PM
May 2019

I snorted coffee out of my face when I read this!!!! I had to log in just to tell you how much I enjoyed your reply!! A baboons asshole!! Hahahaha hahahaha!!!

TheBlackAdder

(28,183 posts)
10. Now, he had cheap lower dental work. Two years ago, his lower teeth were collapsing inward.
Wed May 15, 2019, 04:48 PM
May 2019

Last edited Wed May 15, 2019, 05:33 PM - Edit history (1)

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If you look at videos of him talking, you can see massive bunching and inward tilting of this teeth.

I'm surprised he was able to chew. This seems to have been brought on by the way he shapes his mouth in that very small opening when talking. You'll notice that he now has a much wider opening, because of the new dental work. The problem is he seems to have cheaped out and only had is lower fronts done, as this rear teeth are much darker. He still tries to talk like he's sucking Putin off, but it's much more difficult, and eventually he'll ruin his teeth again.

Also, his constant use of straws to drink exacerbates this condition.

Whoever did his teeth should lose their license to practice, because that's the shittiest job I've ever seen, and I just got through paying $36K over the past 12 years for my kid's and my orthodontia and oral surgeries--after insurance.

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TheBlackAdder

(28,183 posts)
8. It depends on the degree and where the stroke took place, affecting various areas of the face.
Wed May 15, 2019, 04:40 PM
May 2019

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Also, while his speech might have been impaired, it is easier to recover that than eyelid function.

It would be interesting to see if there was a period where he didn't speak much or had slurred speech--around the time period his eyes changed.

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GusBob

(7,286 posts)
13. There is nothing whatsoever in that photo to indicate a cerebral vascular event
Wed May 15, 2019, 05:26 PM
May 2019

his eyelid tissues are losing their elasticity, a common aging process called dermatochalasis.

Unless you were able to clinically asses his visual acuity, his direct, indirect and Marcus-gunn pupillary reflexes, his static visual field and his extra-ocular muscle functions you would most likely not be able to determine the ocular effects of a stoke from a photograph

renate

(13,776 posts)
17. I think it's just the contrast between his pinkish untouched skin tone and his orange fake tan
Wed May 15, 2019, 06:48 PM
May 2019

But the end result is that, as you say, his eyes always look red and bloodshot

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
14. Bad fitting Contact Lens
Wed May 15, 2019, 05:33 PM
May 2019

to start with. No the signs,I wear a lens and yes Red Eye or dry Eye is the norm. BTW,sure appears he has suffered a minni Stroke by the Eye droop and left side of his mouth. Understand there is about a two hour make-up session for him each day. And the Stage Dentures are vary apparent.

Oh,hope everyone understands that we pickup the tab for those Mark-up Artists as well as the tens of thousands spent to build out a Glam Studio in the West Wing.

Talk about someone who is a FAKE.

no_hypocrisy

(46,080 posts)
21. NIMO. My guess is that all those hours under the sun lamp/tanning table have
Wed May 15, 2019, 07:49 PM
May 2019

damaged his skin. It loses its elasticity and the skin does wrinkle.

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