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Bulges of the Skin, Fat, Muscle, and Bone Tissue

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Abstract

Bulges in the eyelids, better known as baggy eyelids, can give a look of tiredness and/or aging to the face. They are very common occurrences and can exist at almost any age.

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    Raul Loeb M.D. (Associate Professor)

  2. International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, São Paulo, Brazil

    Raul Loeb M.D. (Associate Professor)

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Loeb, R. (1989). Bulges of the Skin, Fat, Muscle, and Bone Tissue. In: Aesthetic Surgery of the Eyelids. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3600-9_3

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