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Ptosis surgery healing. Will it be affected by masturbation?

adssssSep 11, 2015

i had ptosis surgery 2 weeks ago 2 days or day after the surgery as i can remember i kind of masturbated it is more than 2 weeks after the surgey is this going to have an effect over the surgery's result later because it is considered to be a strenuous activity

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