How can my eyelid droop be fixed?

March 31, 2014
Asked By:Agil92

I just had a complete thyroidectomy and 75% of my cervical lymph nodes removed. After the surgery my right eyelid started to droop quite significantly. My wedding is in a month, so I was wondering if there is any temporary fix for the droop? I was told Botox might work

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