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I have a granuloma on my bottom eyelid on the left corner close to my duct

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zayyanJun 19, 2016

..i have been refered for a smal surgery to have it remove i have a few days till the surgery and now my eye is swollen is that normal

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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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Dr. James R. Gordon, MD, FACS, FAAO
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