Causes and fixes for lower eyelid retraction after transconjunctival blepharoplasty? (Photo)
May 26, 2023
Asked By:KJTBD12 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
What are the possible causes of lower eyelid retraction in one eye only after a transconjunctival blepharoplasty (no skin pinch)? And what would the respective solutions be to explore with a surgeon for fixing these?
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