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Eye Color Surgery: Beauty Trend or Risky Gamble?

1/5/2025

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Ulku Dogan, a wealth adviser from San Francisco, invested $12,000 to transform her brown eyes into striking blue through keratopigmentation. While she adores her new look, experts caution that the procedure is irreversible, lacks FDA approval, and carries severe risks, including potential blindness. Yet, the allure of eye color surgeries continues to grow across the U.S.

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Ulku Dogan, a wealth adviser from San Francisco, invested $12,000 to transform her brown eyes into striking blue through keratopigmentation. While she adores her new look, experts caution that the procedure is irreversible, lacks FDA approval, and carries severe risks, including potential blindness. Yet, the allure of eye color surgeries continues to grow across the U.S.