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Is it possible to widen eyes apart, and increase palpebral fissure length?

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sal178Mar 31, 2020

My eyes re close set and round , can I widen them to make them elongated? Upper eyelid exposure and infraorbital

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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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