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Does the skin on the upper eyelid renew itself? Or is surgery the only option?

suzanne001
I have been smoking a lot for the past 2 years, and i have also dehydrated my body and lost a lot of weight in the most unhealthiest way. My question is my skin on the upper eyelid has dramatically started to sag in the past year, and now I have droopy eyelids due to that, and now i cannot even recognize myself. If I stop smoking, will the upper eyelid go back to the way it was before I started smoking? Will I be able to look like what I use to or surgery is my only option?

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