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Asian Eyelid Surgery Resource
Cosmetic Blepharoplasty for the
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Removal of orbital fat is a common maneuver during double eyelid surgery, and most textbooks list it as an integral step. In our experience, however, excising fat does not serve to "beautify" the Asian upper eyelid and is seldom indicated.In general, patients seeking double eyelid surgery to create or enhance a weak crease are not just young but often very young. Aging tendencies have not yet made an appearance.
Treating young lids in a "subtractive" manner (as is done in European "blepharoplasty" performed on older Occidental patients) makes little sense.
Incisional double eyelid surgery requires only a structural rearrangement of internal tissues to create a permanent crease. A tiny amount of closing muscle and orbital septum do need to be trimmed.
Fat removal, however, is not necessary.
Why Prevailing Wisdom Regarding the Lid Crease Seems Incomplete (video - Premium Edition only)
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Inappropriate or excessive orbital fat removal in a young Asian patient can lead to both immediate and late-term consequences:
Immediate Consequences
• Crease too high
• Crease too deep
• Crease too rounded
• Crease multiplied
• Unnatural appearance
Late ConsequencesSpontaneous periorbital fat loss during middle age in common in many Asian lids.
Compounding such upcoming and unavoidable deflation with aggressive fat removal during double eyelid surgery at a younger age is like adding insult to injury.
Such a lid can grow "suddenly old" as some or all of the problems noted above appear in anywhere from just a few years to a few decades later.
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Double Eyelid Surgery Options Surgical Options for Upper Eyelid Crease Formation Incisional Method | Suture MethodPros & Cons of Incisional Double Eyelid Surgery (Premium only; no preview) Pros & Cons of the Suture Method (Premium only; no preview) Patient Options Preoperative Preferences | Age Restrictions Best Height and Shape for the Asian Crease (Premium only; no preview) |
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Double Eyelid Surgery Photos
Primary Surgery Photographed Step-by-Step Asian Double Eyelid Surgery | EpicanthoplastyVideos New Ideas Regarding Crease Formation (Premium Edition only; no preview) Video Morphs and Slideshows |
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Healing After Double Eyelid Surgery Experiencing Asian Eyelid Surgery | Care After Surgery Recovery | The Upper Eyelid Scar
Videos Healing After Double Eyelid Surgery (Premium Edition only; no preview) The First Eight Weeks After Surgery |
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Risks, Complications, Revision Risks| How Precise Are the Results Revision After Unsatisfactory Double Eyelid SurgeryConsequences of Excessive Fat Removal
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Fat Loss and Multiple Folds in the Asian Upper Lid Basics Premature Hollowing in the Asian Upper Eyelid Surgical Fat Loss After Double Eyelid Surgery Treatment Options for Asian Upper HollownessPhotos Before-and-After Photos of Asian Upper Fat GraftingVideo Fat Preservation in Double Eyelid Surgery (Premium Edition only; no preview) |
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Other Challenges in Asian Eyelid Surgery Drooping Upper Eyelid Ptosis Correction - Basics | Ptosis Correction - AdvancedLower Eyelid Fullness Asian Lower Blepharoplasty |
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Asian Plastic Surgery Information on all types of Asian cosmetic surgery |
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Premium Edition Upgrade The ultimate consumer eyelid surgery reference |
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Upper Blepharoplasty Cosmetic surgery for the upper eyelids |
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Lower Blepharoplasty Cosmetic surgery for the lower eyelids |
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Healing and Recovery Before and after upper and lower blepharoplasty |
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Blepharoplasty Photos Before-and-after patient photos |
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Insider's Guide to Blepharoplasty Advanced online book |
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Eyelid QuickNotes Compare and contrast procedure pros and cons |
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Blepharoplasty Introduction to cosmetic eye surgery with FAQs |
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Eyelid Surgery Videos View an analysis of actual patients and their results |
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Eyelid Owner's Manual Articles on eyelid care and maintenance |
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Operations Step-by-Step Cosmetic eyelid surgery shown start to finish |
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Atlas of Eyelid Anatomy Pictures and diagrams of lid and facial anatomy |
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Revision Blepharoplasty Unsatisfactory results after cosmetic eye surgery |
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Asian Eyelid Surgery On Asian blepharoplasty and double eyelid surgery |
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The Hollowed Eyelid Restoring fullness to hollowed & sunken eyes |
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