Q: When it comes to double eyelid surgery, aren't most cosmetic surgeons more or less the same?
A: According to statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, there were more than 23,000 physicians likely to perform cosmetic surgery in 2007. During the year, just over 240,000 blepharoplasty operations were performed. Approximately 7% of patients undergoing cosmetic surgery were of Asian ethnicity. Thus, the average cosmetic surgeon performed less than one Asian eyelid surgery over the course of the entire year.
Q: Isn't an Asian surgeon better for an Asian patient?
A: Only if it is also true that women should have their surgery performed by female doctors, men by male doctors, and younger patients by doctors fresh out of medical school. What matters far more than where a surgeon's parents were born are training, skill, reputation, sense of aesthetics, interest in, and, most of all, experience with this highly demanding surgery.
Q: How much does double eyelid surgery cost?
A: Check here to learn more about our fees.
Q: What is the most requested crease height?
A: For ladies, low or medium. For men, low. More
Q: I have a moderate epicanthal fold. Which crease shape works the best?
A: Most patients with noticeable epicanthal folds do best with a low crease that tapers into the fold.
Q: How different will I look afterwards?
A: That depends on how you look to start, how aggressive you wish to be, and how sensitive you are about your result. If you already possess a natural crease but want it to be higher and more defined, such a result may be achieved without most friends being able to tell you've had surgery. On the other hand, if you have a very thick eyelid and absolutely no crease at all, it may take a while to get used to your new look.
Q: Will I still look Asian after the surgery?
A: Yes. The surgically-created crease more resembles the crease that occurs naturally in over half of the Asian population as opposed to mimicking the shape of the Occidental crease.
Epicanthal folds will still be present, as will, of course, the rest of your facial features.
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Q: At how young an age can one undergo surgery?
A: In the Orient, it is not uncommon for young teenagers (or even pre-teens) to undergo double eyelid surgery. With rare exceptions, however, the minimum age at which we accept patients for cosmetic surgery is 18. Most of our patients are over 20.
Q: Is there an upper age limit for undergoing double eyelid surgery?
A: Because double eyelid surgery is an operation based upon structural rearrangement and not simple tissue removal, it works best on younger people with good skin elasticity and healthy internal eyelid anatomy, which usually includes those under the age of 50. While all patients age differently, in those with noticeable sagging and poor skin quality over the full face (especially over the forehead and brows), double eyelid surgery will yield only minimal improvement.
Q: How perfect is the final result?
A: Counting on perfection or near-perfection is not realistic. See How Precise Are the Results? From the Insider's Guide to Blepharoplasty, see Patient Satisfaction and Psychological Considerations.
Q: Can Asian blepharoplasty by undertaken simultaneously with other plastic surgery such as rhinoplasty?
A: While the answer is technically "yes," the swelling from the rhinoplasty or other facial procedures may not be helpful during eyelid healing. Dr. Meronk devotes his entire practice to eyelid surgery, and so we do not offer such multi-procedural makeovers.
Q: I had double eyelid surgery performed elsewhere and am not satisfied with the outcome. Can it be improved?
A: Sometimes yes, sometimes no. See Revision After Asian Eyelid Surgery
