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Epicanthoplasty Revision Epicanthoplasty revision surgery is for people who want to restore their inner corner of their eyes from previous surgery. Previous surgeon may have taken the skin out in excess, which then shows too much of sclera. This ultimately...

Upper Blepharoplasty for the Elderly Upper blepharoplasty’s primary goal for the elderly is to achieve an overall harmony to the face and not just to get the double fold itself. Outcome of the surgery should be natural and aesthetically pleasing....

지난 포스트에서 우리는 쌍꺼풀 액과 태입이 눈에 미치는 악영향에 대해 알아보았습니다. 이번 포스팅에서는 왜 그런 일들 (피부의 늘어짐, 부어오름)이 벌어지는지 얘기해 보도록 하겠습니다. 쌍꺼풀 테잎 또는 쌍꺼풀액은 간단히 말해 스킨의 가장자리를 붙여 쌍꺼풀의 주름을 잡아줄뿐 쌍꺼풀은 아닙니다. 쌍꺼풀액으로 만들어진 ‘주름’은...

Typical incision techniques leave a visible scar.  The visible scar occurs because the fold is made by connecting the skin to the eyelid muscle.  These surgically made folds do not move with eye opening and closing.  With eyes closed, you...

The downsides or negatives of a suture technique (non-incision) double eyelid surgery and incision technique (open) double eyelid surgery As with any procedures, there are negatives as well as positives to surgery.  So in the case of the suture technique...

Dr. Kenneth Kim talks about the common misconceptions of epicanthoplasty, which is a surgical procedure to cut the inner corners of the eye. Epicanthoplasty is widely gaining popularity for its effectiveness in enlarging the eyes horizontally and in getting rid...

Many patients are curious whether they should have a suture technique double eyelid surgery or whether they should have an incision technique (open) double eyelid surgery. The answer is simple once you understand the issues involved.  The suture technique is...

Dr. Kenneth Kim, a board certified plastic surgeon who specializes in Korean aesthetic surgery, will discuss why tape or glue on the eyelids creates a double eyelid fold or crease on some Asians and not on other Asians. In our...

Dr. Kenneth Kim, a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in Korean aesthetic surgery will discuss issues regarding wearing eyelid tape or applying eyelid glue in an attempt to create a double eyelid crease. Many young Asian patients try to create...

  In this article Dr. Kenneth Kim will discuss the various other reasons why Asians choose to undergo double eyelid surgery other than for aesthetic reasons. The prior article discussed how double eyelid surgery improves one’s eye shape and overall...