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How Often Do Asians Experience Unnatural Results After Asian Eyelid Surgery?

asked 4 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Amiya Prasad, MD
Question viewed 176 times
Tags: ethnic, factors, frequency, revision, statistics, unnatural appearance

What factors contribute to the risk of this happening and what can be done to correct the unnatural or loss of ethnic qualities after Asian eyelid surgery?

7 answers to How Often Do Asians Experience Unnatural Results After Asian Eyelid Surgery?

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Asian Eyelid Surgery: Revisional Surgery

Whether you are considering Korean eyelid surgery, Chinese eyelid surgery or Japanese eyelid surgery, the common desire is typically to have the eyes appear more open. As an Oculofacial Plastic and reconstructive surgeon super-specializing in the eyes and face, many of my clients travel from around the world to my offices in New York City actually come to me for revision surgery after previous Asian Eyelid surgery with other surgeons. If you do research on the internet, you will find... more
Amiya Prasad, MD

New York Oculoplastic Surgeon

www.prasadcosmeticsurgery.com

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Asian eyelid double crease and blepharoplasty should be done by someone experienced in this

A common misquided approach is to westernize the asian eyelid. This is something that you will have to discuss with your surgeon in great detail. You need to really sit down and discuss how you will want your fold. A surgeon should emulate some results for you by using instruments to test the fold and show you in the mirror. In most experienced surgeons opinions, your fold should not be higher than 3mm to maintain some ethnicity. An inside fold is more asian than an outside fold. A smaller... more
Philip Young, MD

Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Asian Eyelid Surgery and Results

Most patients are pleased after having Asian Eyelid Surgery, however, as with any surgery, complications can occur which can compromise the results. Avoid strenuous activity, lifting, or even bending over for the first two to three weeks after the surgery. Any of these activities can increase blood pressure which could result in bleeding and more severe scar formation. Also be careful not to demand of your surgeon that they place the eyelid fold excessively high... more
Vincent D. Lepore, MD

San Jose Plastic Surgeon
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Preserving your ethnicity with Asian eyelid surgery

Two factors contribute to an undesirable outcome: inexperience on the part of the surgeon and difficult anatomy of the particular patient's anatomy. Some eyes are easier than others, and the more experienced and well trained the surgeon is, the more likely the outcome will be good. One thing under the patient's control: don't smoke. It affects wound healing.
Charles S. Lee, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Unnatural appearance after Asian eyelid surgery

While there are a variety of reasons one may find Asian blepharoplasty results unnatural, a crease (or fold) that is too high is often the problem. This may be due to surgeon technique, but commonly undiagnosed and untreated ptosis (drooping of the eyelid) contributes to the unnaturally high crease. If so, ptosis repair at the time of crease revision can be corrective.
Jeremiah P. Tao, MD

Irvine Oculoplastic Surgeon
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How Often Do Asians Experience Unnatural Results After Asian Eyelid Surgery?

The goal of Asian blepharoplasty is to create a crease which is aesthetically pleasing and natural looking from the point of view of the surgeon and the patient. Encouraging the patient to voice their surgical goals is critical and achieving this goal is contingent upon proper crease design and surgical execution.
Suzanne Kim Doud Galli, MD, PhD

Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.restonfacialplastics.com

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No one has these statistics.

If you ask some one who does primary Asian eyelid surgery, they are going to tell you it is very rare. Perhaps they are being honest. I fix Asian eyelid surgery that goes bad. Consequently I see several new patients each week who have had a problem after Asian eyelid surgery. I think a reasonable estimate is that 5 to 10 % of cases might benefit from revisional surgery. This figure will be lower in very experienced hands and higher otherwise. more
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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