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Can I reverse my ptosis surgery if a piece of skin was removed? (Photo)

January 21, 2020
Asked By:meg112 in Miami, FL

I had surgery back in 2018. I have always had hooded eyes and under my hooded eyes I had big eyelids which I liked . My only problem was that I had one laying lower than the other. So I got my surgery done and I went from having eyelid to having almost none. My question is : can it be reverse if he took skin from the ptosis lid and lifted the other eyes eyelid?

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Answer: The real issue is precisely understanding what is bothering you about your result.

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