San Francisco Asian Eyelid Surgery doctors
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Chase Lay, MD
Bay Area Facial Plastic Surgeon
10050 Bubb Road Suite #1, Cupertino |
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31 answers |
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Kimberly Lee, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
433 North Camden Drive Suite 780, Beverly Hills |
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29 answers |
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Charles K. Lee, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
2250 Hayes St. Ste 508, San Francisco |
6 answers | |
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Larry Fan, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
77 Van Ness Avenue Suite 302, San Francisco |
5 answers | |
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George Commons, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon
1515 El Camino Real Suite C, Palo Alto |
1 answer |
Recent Answers
Good morning, I have epicanthal folds because I'm half Asian but unfortunately I don't look exotic at all. I do not want monolids because I know there is no surgery to get them. I would like to hold a surgery to accentuate my epicanthal folds. Is it possible? Thank you very much!!!
Generally speaking, the answer is yes. I get this request frequently and all I can tell you is that every Asian and/or Eurasian eyelid is different from the last. Wish I could be more help but I'd need at least a photo. To give you a broad description: You'd likely need to advance some skin/tissue from adjacent areas to achieve this.
Best of luck
Chase Lay, MD
Overall, I want my crease lowered, but also the skin on my eyelids overlap each other by a lot, which when I tilt my head back there's so much space. Is it possible to lower the crease and make it less overlapped. Maybe like make a new incision, take some skin, add some fat, take away fat? Also, how bad will the scarring be? I don't want like the "pulled back" look and fake looking. When I look down, will my scar be extremely fake and obvious? My scar right now is pretty faint.
Morning,
You eyelid crease can be lowered by raising the eyelid itself. Often times I can accomplish this without cutting the skin on the outside. What I would do is a repair of your droopy eyelids from the inside of your eyelid. Once this is done your crease will be lower, your eyelid edge will be up a bit, and your eyes will be bigger and brighter. Have you had surgery before? That can make some difference but not that much in your case. You would need a good evaluation before going forward with any other surgery. You would also want to wait at least 6 months after any surgery you may have had on your eyes, if you have had any.
Best of luck
Chase Lay, MD
Hi! My son (2 months old) has a congenital ptosis. He is eurasian and we live in Germany. I am told that asian eyes are different from caucasians one, and therefor for surgery one need a surgeon experienced in operating asian babies. Where can I find the best surgeon for ptosis on asian babies? Would we be best to search in Asia (Singapore / HK maybe)? Thanks.
Morning,
First question to answer is, is the the right time for a correction? How old is the child? Etc. The first step that you should take is consult with a good oculoplastic surgeon. You need to find out if the ptosis can be repaired with work on the levator muscle or is the levator function so bad a frontalis sling is needed. Most of my patients are Asian and I do a lot of ptosis and it is indeed different so seeing a surgeon with experience in the Asian eyelid would be ideal. As I'm sure you know, Germany, has a sizable Asian community so you might find someone there. Otherwise, Singapore/Japan/Korean are good options. . .or the US. If the child's vision is not impaired and development is not an issue at this point don't rush to surgery.
Best of luck
Chase Lay, MD
