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Do you think I am a good candidate for upper eyelid surgery? (Photos)

Kelsey_310993Jun 22, 2025
Also curious if you might have any other procedures to improve my apprerance. Not sure if some cheek filler or other skin tightening treatments could make sense. I am on very low dose accutane currently so I know that rules out some laser procedures.

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