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Orbital fracture surgery is it worth it?

elisa1984Oct 21, 2013
I got hit in the eye and have orbital fracture. they told me surgery was an option to fix my sunken eye. the sunken eye is no so much u can bearly tell but my eye does look smaller. what im concerened with is the surgery is and its scarring ..im only 29 i dont want to look deformed ..i need someones opionion on how bad is the scarring..i have no pain and i see completly fine. i just want to see if its worth it since my sunken eye is not to bad

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