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Plastic surgery on an eyelid especially to remove fatty or excess tissue.

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  • Facial cosmetic surgery known as blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure that repairs eyelid problems and are better known as eyelid lifts.
  • Eyelid surgery (technically called blepharoplasty) is a procedure to remove fat -- usually along with excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids.
  • Lovely George is said to have undergone an operation to remove his eye-bags - a procedure known as 'blepharoplasty'.
  • Her eyes: A total of 205,764 women had eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty.
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