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Why can't the levator muscle be strengthened with exercise like any other muscle?

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Just curious about something. Why is it that the levator muscle in mild cases of ptosis can't be strengthened with exercise but pretty much every other muscle can? There must be alternatives to surgery if the underlying cause isn't neurological or something, right? Thanks for your time.

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