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Increasing [numbers / number] of people worldwide are [opting / option] for cosmetic surgery to enhance their [locks / looks] . What prospective patients may not know is that procedures to change the colour of one's eyes are the riskiest. Research conducted by the online [eyesore / eyewear] store Overnight Glasses asserts that eye colour surgery comes with a 92 per cent likelihood of [complexion / complications] . Eye colour change [lids / tops] the researchers' list of riskiest cosmetic procedures. Such operations include [lily / iris] implants and laser pigment removal. There is also a procedure called keratopigmentation. This is a [permanent / pupil] eye colour change in which a special colourant is [inserted / blinked] into the eyes using precision [laser / lash] technology.

Earlier this year, the American Academy of Ophthalmology released a [waning / warning] against eye color change procedures. Dr Ashley Brissette highlighted things that could go [almond / wrong] . These include dye leakage, allergic [refractions / reactions] , infections, sensitivity to [light / blight] , damage to the cornea that can lead [on / to] cloudiness or vision loss, and ultimately blindness. She said: "Anything that we do with the eyes, we have to be very, very [like a hawk / cautious] ." The researchers said recovery time can be [raised / up] to two months, and the average cost of [stalks / surgery] is $12,000. Ophthalmologist Nicole Bajic advised getting coloured contact lenses instead of going under the [knife / feast] . She said this, "can give you the look you want without [putting / glued] your eye health at risk".

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