When to perform eyelid ptosis procedure When a patient comes in for double eyelid surgery evaluation, ptosis is often diagnosed. Patients without a double eyelid fold or a small natural fold, in essence, has not been utilizing their eyelid elevating muscles vs. people with a natural double eyelid fold. Once a ptosis is diagnosed, the … Read More

Opening the inner corner of the eyes Many patients come in for a desire to open the inner corner of their eyes. They request epicanthoplasty after doing some internet searches. However, epicanthoplasty alone rarely achieves real significant opening of the inner corner of the eyes. Epicanthoplasty was designed to release the tight banding (thickened collagen … Read More

Double eyelid surgery revision (line is too deep or high) It is important to choose the right surgeon for any revision surgeries. There are many revision cases but at this time we will discuss revision surgery for high double eyelid line. Deep eyelid fold looks very unnatural. High double lid fold leaves an undesirable impression. … Read More

t is important to understand the underlying causes of uneven eyelid size. When the opening widths of the eyes are different when eyes are opened. The surgeon will perform ptosis correction to the smaller eyes. But if the patient refuses the ptosis surgery, you can make a bigger eyelid fold line to the bigger eye. … Read More

Dynamic fold versus static fold Patients are usually satisfied with their double eyelid surgery if the size, depth, and the curvature of the eyelid are met with patient’s standard. However, with the right surgeon, you can be even more satisfied with high quality double eyelid surgery. This outcome of the surgery is very natural because … Read More

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 results in very unnatural look. There are few telltale signs that call for epicanthoplasty revision … Read More

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. The surgery’s primary attribute is to fix the sagging eyelid. However, a skilled surgeon is … Read More

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 눈을 전체적으로 끌어 당기지만 쌍꺼풀은 눈꺼풀을 위로 들어 올리는 역할을 합니다. 눈꺼풀을 인위적으로 접어 붙였을때 … Read More

How to perform an incision technique (open) double eyelid surgery without the negative stigmata of a scar 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 … Read More

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 (non-incision) double eyelid surgery, a negative aspect is fold loss.  A majority of suture technique … Read More