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Surgery to Make Non-Asian Eyes Bigger?

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newtoskiMay 19, 2010

My eyes are fairly small for my face. I'm wondering if there is surgery that can make them look bigger. I'm not Asian, no anatomical problems, just really small eyes.

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Dr. James R. Gordon, MD, FACS, FAAO
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Dr. Benjamin Caughlin, MD, FACS
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Dr. Ellis Choy, FRACS(Plast)
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Dr. Ellis Choy, FRACS(Plast)
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Dr. Jonathan Kulbersh, MD
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Dr. Jonathan Kulbersh, MD
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Dr. Richard J. Bruneteau, MD
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Dr. Richard J. Bruneteau, MD
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Dr. Houtan Chaboki, MD
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Dr. Houtan Chaboki, MD
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Dr. Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS
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Dr. Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS
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Dr. Karan Chopra, MD
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Dr. Leo Kim, FRACS(Plast), MS(Plast), MBBS(Hons)
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