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Ptosis surgery, brow lift or blepharoplasty? (Photo)

Witty493723Nov 20, 2023

I have always hated my uneven brows and I just noticed my eyelids are uneven so I might have ptosis? What's my best approach for raising brows and making them more symmetrical?

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