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Is it bad to have excess skin on both my eyelids? I'm only 13

melissa10781Jul 16, 2015
Im only 13 and I have excess skin on my upper eyelid. I always think why is it that im young and have extra skin over my eyelids. I mean am I growing older by the minute? My dad has this trait but he is already 50 yrs old.

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