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Preventing Eye Ptosis from Botox?
I keep hearing more and more cases of eyelid ptosis or "droopy" or closed eye from Botox. Is there a way to decrease the chances of this happening? Does it happen as often with Dysport as well?
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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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Dr. Tanveer Janjua, MD
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