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Would I be a good candidate for Ptosis or Lower Eyelid Retraction Surgery? (Photo)

For as long as I can remember, my right eye has been larger than my left. The lower lid is droopy, and the corner extends more than my left, causing the eye to be longer and wider than my other. From the side this eye looks slightly bulged. It looks like the eye shape slightly rotated downward. I don’t have any medical conditions that would have caused this. Would I be an ideal candidate for ptosis or lower eyelid retraction surgery? Would they help? Can these surgeries be performed on one eye?

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