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CROOKEDSMILE

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NEED HELP FINDING EXTERNAL LID WEIGHT~
« on: March 08, 2008, 03:53:51 pm »
I AM GETTING MY PLATINUM EYELID WEIGHT TAKEN OUT BECAUSE IT IS A 1.4GM AND TOO HEAVY. IT COMES OUT IN APRIL. I THINK I WANT TO TRY THE EXTERNAL LID WEIGHT BUT DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL OR HOW MUCH THEY COST. DO YOU ORDER JUST ONE OR CAN YOU ORDER BUNCHES? I SAW ONE SITE WHERE THEY CAME IN SETS OF 100 AND THEY LOOKED LIKE WEIGHTED TAPE. I AM CONFUSED. NO PRICES ARE LISTED ANYWHERE AND I'VE HEARD YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL SHOPPING THE INTERNET. I'M AFRAID TO MENTION IT TO MY DOCTOR BECAUSE HE IS A SURGEON AND I'M SURE WILL WANT TO PUT ANOTHER WEIGHT IN INSTEAD. CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL OR WEBSITE? THANK YOU. THIS WEIGHT IN MY EYE IS KILLING ME AND CAUSING SEVERE PTOSIS OF THE EYELID. PLUS MY EYE WATERS NONSTOP. HELP!

Karen

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Re: NEED HELP FINDING EXTERNAL LID WEIGHT~
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2008, 09:44:14 pm »
I also have a platimum weight and am having it taken out Monday.  It is so heavy that I can onmly open my eye halfway and keep it closed alot.  What website had the external weights?
Karen
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Kaybo

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Re: NEED HELP FINDING EXTERNAL LID WEIGHT~
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2008, 03:28:15 pm »
Wasn't it 4 cm that had such success with the external weights?
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Re: NEED HELP FINDING EXTERNAL LID WEIGHT~
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2008, 07:53:24 pm »
Here is the archived link to that thread

http://anausa.org/forum/index.php?topic=5929.0


It is one weight that comes with 100 pieces of double sided sticky tape… you order the tape in packages of 100. So far I have bought 2 packages…. And still have lots of little pieces left.


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Re: NEED HELP FINDING EXTERNAL LID WEIGHT~
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2008, 07:18:31 pm »
This may be a little late to help you, but I have an external eyelid weight. It is called a BLINKEZE. I ordered it from a company called MedDev. My facial therapist had a kit and I (along with her help) chose the weight. My weight only weighs .8 grams. You can also pick a skin tone. I needed a prescription, but my insurance didn't pay. It only cost about $70.
Susan