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Although blepharoplasty is not the recommended procedure for patients with sunken upper eyelids, the authors have used the procedure successfully in several patients. Postoperatively, the appearance of these patients is similar to other patients undergoing blepharoplasty.
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Golcman, B., Friedhofer, H., Anger, M. et al. Surgical indications for sunken eyelids. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 5, 123–127 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01981694
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