Please Advise on Revision: Uneven Results from Asian Double Eyelid Surgery (photo)

I'm 23 yo and got my eyes done for the first time 2 months ago. The results are definitely uneven as my left eye sometimes loses its crease (in the mornings/night), or when I'm tired. The crease in the left side is definitely lighter, has a different shape, and sometimes 2 creases form. There might also be more of a droop in the lid. Should I get a second opinion? I don't need perfect, just more symmetrical. PS - I used eyelid glue before, I know it loosens skin, but then the right eye is ok?

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Asian Eyelid Surgery and Asymmetrical Results

Your left eyelid crease is not as formed and is definitely different from the right. You will likely need to have the crease recreated to make it look more like the right one. Revisional surgery is much harder though that the original procedure. You may not be able to get both eyes exactly the same. But your crease on the right is done very well though.

Philip Young, MD

6 reviews

Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon

Your left upper eyelid is the lagging eyelid.

It is common for one eyelid to lag in healing following bilateral surgery. RIght after surgery, you can see how much more swollen the left side was compared to the right side. Now 2 months later, the left upper eyelid is more ptotic than the right side. You have a left upper eyelid crease but the eyebrow is being held higher on that side to compensate for the ptosis. This causes the fold to look thin. This is the probable reason for the difference in the... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

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Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Loss of crease is one of the commonest complications

Double eyelid surgery has a fairly high rate of complications for a cosmetic operation no matter who performs it. In Taiwan a group of surgeons published a 10% complication rate. Some plastic surgeons I know in Seoul have each done 2500 revisions, correcting results from previous surgery. Loss of the crease is one of the common complications. You may need a revision in your left upper eyelid. But a revision should wait until at least six months after the first surgery so the... more

Revision double eyelid surgery

I agree with you that your left eye does not have an ideal fold. Your right eye looks very good. If your are willing, a revision of the left eye seems resonable. You may require repair of a slight Ptosis on your left as well to achieve the optimal result. see video