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Should I have posterior ptosis repair or anterior approach with levator advancement? (photos)

justcruising
Hi doctors, I'm in my 20s and would like to improve my asymmetric eyelids. I have been given totally different opinions from all the oculaplastic surgeons I have consulted with. My latest doctor says I don't have much spare skin and a posterior ptosis repair will improve the symmetry of my eyelid platform partially. Will the result be similar to a levator advancement, which another doctor recommended? Can I have a blepharoplasty later to improve symmetry even more? Very confused... Thanks

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