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Lower eye bone shaving (Photo)

c98gDec 6, 2023
Hi, I’m just curious, is it possible to shave the lower rim of the eye bone, i want to achieve bigger eyes and I believe by doing this it will make my eyeball look a bit more forward, I will attach some pictures of what I am desiring. In the picture you will see before and after photos but the before picture is what I desire with the less full look around the eyes, thanks so much for reading

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