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RE. Ptosis, drooping left eye..post trauma? (Photo)

Bright722187May 26, 2024
Hi. I got punched pretty bad in left eye, and now my left eye, upper eyelid is sagging and dropping. My sis said it's looks smaller but that's probably cus of lower eyelid. I'm looking if: 1. What kind of surgery I should be having? 2. Can I have a quick 20 min outpatient local anesthetic , and go home?...as it's relatively simpler I would think (just one upper , moderate ptosis, no fat transfer or anything? 3. I'm looking at c. 500£/€600 due to minimal proc reasonable?

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