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Should I get double eyelid surgery or upper blepharoplasty?

Stella072115May 17, 2022
I am Asian and have some eyelids, not much but they are not monolids. If I want to push my hoods back, is the procedure still called double eyelid surgery or is it an upper blepharoplasty?

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Answered on Jun 6, 2022
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