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I have hemifacial microsomia and one of my eyes looks smaller than the other, what are my options? (Photo)

September 24, 2023
Asked By:Termonss in Roma, Lazio, Italia

I suffer from hemifacial microsomia, this made one if my eye socket deeper than the other, which results in an eye looking bigger and the other looking way smaller. What would be my options to fix this? Orbital floor implant? Orbital decompression on one eye? thank you

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