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​Would eyelid tape help with ptosis? (photo)

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SankyApr 23, 2014

I have ptosis two years.. I am teen and my parents say I am young for surgery..so I want to know if eyelid tape could help me to get eve eyelid temporarily? In which eye should I put tape? droopy one or normal one? Using it will affect in surgery or not? thank you in advance!

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