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Excess eyelid skin after ptosis surgery (Photo)

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Hello, is it possible to remove excess eyelid skin without disrupting the work from previous surgeries on the eyes? For more context, I have had a total of 3 double eyelid/ptosis surgeries on my eyes. Ptosis is finally fixed after the last revision. However, the eyelid skin still hangs on top of it giving it a heavy hooded look. How difficult is it to remove that excess skin without messing up the ptosis work and how risky is it?

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