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Height of Incision Line for Small Thin Double Eyelids?

asked 1 year ago by white_snow in Canada
Latest answer by Lawrence Tong, MD
Question viewed 253 times
Tags: eyelids, incision

I was wondering what the height of the incision line for very small double eyelids should be (measured from the incision to the lashline when eyes are closed)? And what is the height for a medium crease and also a high crease?

2 answers to Height of Incision Line for Small Thin Double Eyelids?

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Double fold height determination

The key to setting the proper height in double fold Blepharoplasty is good communication between surgeon and patient. If a patient tells me he or she wants a medium crease height , how do I know that my idea of a medium crease is exactly what he or she wants? I find that patients have a difficult time describing what they want in words, but they have a clear picture in their minds.  This observation has led me to perform a simple simulation during the... more
Lawrence Tong, MD

Toronto Plastic Surgeon
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There can be no fixed height for every person.

Dear Azn Generally all upper eyelid incision are made too high.  The text books often describe an upper eyelid blepharoplasty incision at 10mm and with healing this can end up at 11.5 or 12 mm.  This is too hight even for a Western eyelid.  For double eyelids the incision height becomes the crease height and the other consideration that is essential is the fold height: how does the fold drape over the crease which is what makes the double fold.  Generally, the... more
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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