Dallas Asian Eyelid Surgery doctors
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Samuel Lam, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
6101 Chapel Hill Blvd Suite 101, Plano |
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Michael A. Bogdan, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
410 N Carroll Avenue Suite 170, Southlake |
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P. Craig Hobar, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon
9101 North Central Expressway Suite 600, Dallas |
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Colin Pero, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
5425 W Spring Creek Pkwy Suite 170, Plano |
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D.J. Verret, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon
6545 Preston Road Suite 200, Plano |
Recent Answers
Hello, I got double eyelid surgery (partial incision) along with medial epi. I regret the ep SO much! I feel like my eyes are TOO close together =( I think that the doctor cut more into the left inner corner than the right. Would you agree? There is less space from the inner corner of the left eye to the nose than the right eye. I also got rhinoplasty, bridge raised. It has been 14 days. Any suggestions? Is there a way to reverse? Do you think as swelling decreases, it will get better? Help
Whenever I answer a question from a patient less than 3 months following a procedure, I always insist that you to speak with your surgeon about your recovery. Nevertheless, epicanthoplasties and Asian double eyelids can look very weird for the first few weeks. I warn my patients that with an epicanthoplasty that they can even look 'cat-eyed' for a few weeks and to a lesser extent a few months. That is a normal process of healing. When the medial canthal tendon is shortened and the flap is rotated inward, the eye looks pulled for a while.
In general, I have done fewer and fewer epicanthoplasties because many Asians today want to be more focused on preserving their ethnicity to a larger extent. Nevertheless, I think you should be fine if you give it time to heal. the real reason that reversal is not recommended besides waiting for things to settle is that it is an area that can easily scar. with two surgeries there, you exponentially increase your risk and it might not be fully reversible anyway. personally, i would give it time (but always ask your surgeon the most appropriate next step.)
best wishes,
dr. sam lam
dallas, texas
Hi, I recently got double eyelid surgery and was wondering when I could start washing my eyes. I am currently washing my face carefully avoiding my eyes and making sure that water doesn't touch my eyelids. I wanted to start wearing eye makeup again but I'm afraid that I might damage the sutures while trying to remove my makeup.
You really must ask your surgeon that question. It is not fair for other surgeons to answer that for you.
I was born without double eyelids, but they naturally developed as I was growing up. However the size of my double eyelids constantly change (bigger/smaller).
My eyes are small and round, but the pink part near my tear ducts are not visible. I learned that there is a type of Asian eye surgery that can make this visible. Will this surgery help?
Can my eyes get any bigger or wider?
Thank you in advance for all your help!
the answer is yes and no. Yes, with an epicanthoplasty, you can have improved shape of the epicanthal fold so that the eye is wider toward the middle near the nose. No, because, it is hard to make a radical change. it would be on the order of probably about 1 mm at most in terms of physical change. sometimes that is enough. however, there can be some scarring. i use a technique that is focused on just the very inner part of the eye so that the incision does not fall on the skin itself to limit scarring. this is a unique method.