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Do I have ptosis in the eyelid that looks bigger (droopy)? Options? (photos)

I am a 25-year-old female with a droopy/enlarged left eyelid (the photo is taken via front camera so the left eyelid appears on the right side of the screen) Is this what I think it is? Does it look like ptosis?

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