Asian Double Eyelid Surgery:
Not Just A Stock Operation

Note: A comprehensive discussion of double eyelid surgery can be found in the Asian Eyelid Surgery Resource.

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Men and women of Asian heritage seek aesthetic eyelid plastic surgery for the same basic reason as their Occidental counterparts, namely, to enhance the appearance of the existing eyelid so that it conforms to accepted standards of beauty and balance. In general, "bigger eyes" are perceived by almost all cultures -- Eastern and Western -- as contributing to a more youthful and "alert" facial appearance. In Western culture, an upper eyelid is generally considered attractive if it lacks excessive skin and fat, possesses a reasonably well-defined and high crease, and displays at least some platform of exposed skin between the crease and the eyelashes. Likewise, a well-contoured lower eyelid free of bulging fat projects an image of youth, energy, and rest. Compared to the Occidental upper eyelid, the Asian eyelid crease tends to form closer to the eyelashes, is not as deep, and may be incomplete, irregular, or broken into multiple creases. In about half of Asian patients, there is little or even no crease at all. Sometimes, the creases on the two sides do not match. The absence of a defined crease (sometimes called a "single lid") tends to make the opening between the eyelids appear narrower than it really is. A "double lid" (that is, a lid with a crease that divides the eyelid into two visual parts) makes the same size opening appear as if it were . . .

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