Asian Blepharoplasty - Great Results, Amazing Doctor - Toronto, ON

I have always been a little self conscious about my eyelids because they were a very shallow double eyelid which appeared to look like a single eyelid, making them seem small. I have always wished for them to be bigger; tried tapes, glue, it was just too much of a pain and a hassle. I've been thinking about having the surgery done, and my mom was even pushing it. I decided to get this done before my wedding. I did a lot of research myself in regards to eyelid surgery techniques (the temporary sewn thread technique vs the permanent muscle anchoring technique) and knew that I wanted a permanent solution. I had my lids done in Toronto, my home town. I thought about going to a foreign country, but I was weary about going to China or Hong Kong to have it done (as my mom pushed for, as I am from Hong Kong) as it would have been cheaper, but I felt that wasn't worth the risks, and I believe the sewn thread under the lid is the more popular surgery. I realize it's significantly more expensive, but trust me; you don't want your doctor halfway across the world when your face looks beaten up. I had my eyelids done with a millimeter of skin removed to bring my lashes up. Very minimal pain, a lot of swelling though that settled with religious ice packs and sitting up elevated (the eyelid is probably the thinnest skin on your face and is extremely sensitive so it's expected that you get a lot of swelling and bruising). By week 1, all the bruising was gone, but still a little swollen, but by end of week 3, it looked a lot better. Only the Asian people that I worked with saw that I had my eyelids done; the Caucasians didn't have a clue. My eyelids settled by 6 months. No scarring noted on my lid (that vanished quite quickly, thanks to the doctor). I ended up having a revision a year later because of asymmetry; not due to the skill of the doctor, but because my eyes were asymmetrical. The same physician did the revision (he took another sliver of skin out of one eye) and they are now perfect; the crease is symmetrical and actually does not make it obvious that my eye shape is asymmetrical. Healing process was the same. I get many compliments; people think they look incredibly natural, and don't even realize I had surgery done until I point it out. I am extremely happy with my results. And yes, my eyes definitely look bigger with the lid surgery, and yes, I was so happy to throw out all that eye tape and eye glue!