blepharoplasty
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blepharoplasty (BLEF-er-uh-plas-tee) - n., plastic surgery on the eyelid.
Performed to improve vision (when impaired by excess fat or drooping eyelid) or for aesthetic reasons (such as to remove epicanthic folds or wrinkles). Coined from Greek roots blepharon, eyelid + -plasty, root sense of mold/form.
---L.
Performed to improve vision (when impaired by excess fat or drooping eyelid) or for aesthetic reasons (such as to remove epicanthic folds or wrinkles). Coined from Greek roots blepharon, eyelid + -plasty, root sense of mold/form.
---L.