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Causes and fixes for lower eyelid retraction after transconjunctival blepharoplasty? (Photo)

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KJTBD12May 26, 2023

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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