Dr. Chase Lay is a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in San Jose, California. He specializes in blepharoplasty, double eyelid surgery (Asian eyelid surgery), and facial fat grafting. In his 11 years in practice, Dr. Lay has performed over 5,000 face and eye reconstructive and cosmetic surgeries on patients from around the world. His patients at Chase Lay MD & Associates seek him out for his expertise and commitment to improving their appearance with the most natural-looking results. Dr. Lay received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, then headed to Southern Illinois University to complete a residency in head and neck surgery. There, he developed his interest in and honed his skills with reconstructive and cosmetic procedures on the face, specifically the eye area. His head and neck surgery training ensures that he takes into account the importance of function and form in all of his cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries. After his residency, Dr. Lay completed an American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery–accredited facial plastics fellowship. Dr. Lay is board certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and a member of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He has won numerous awards and accolades and lectures internationally on the topics of Asian eyelid surgery, fat grafting, ptosis surgery, and patient relationships.
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TL;DR I recommend Dr. Lay for Double Eyelid Surgery. Make sure to schedule your consultation about 2 months prior because he is very popular for eyelid surgery. A little background: late-20s Asian woman with asymmetrical eyelids. I had one monolid and one double eyelid that had a parallel crease. After doing research on clinics from California and Korea, I ultimately decided that I wanted...
Signed up for an Emsculpt package with Dr. Lay’s office to take care of an annoying under-butt problem that exercise just couldn’t take care of. Emily was my main point of contact and she was the best! She explained the process and set realistic expectations for me. Also the office is beautiful, clean and very professional. Appointments were easy to schedule and the reminders were so hel...
Growing up with a deviated septum and droopy tip was a blow to my confidence. I considered a surgical rhinoplasty but recently discovered non-surgical nose jobs using fillers. I did my research and came across Nurse Emily through a friend's recommendation. Nurse Emily provided a consultation and ensured that Restylane would help camouflage the bump on my nose and raise the tip to look more...
A: Morning! Yes, you would need a revision to make a more stable crease and help with the look and feeling of heaviness as it does appear you still have ptosis. Definitely only work with surgeons who specialize in your anatomy and condition. The surgery would consist of advancing the levator tendon some more (perhaps for both sides) and using an anchoring technique to keep the crease in place. If the ptosis was under-corrected in addition to a poor anchoring technique the crease usually will loose definition with a year or so. That being said you can still run into lifelong minor issues with ptosis if you were born with it. Best of luck Chase Lay MD
A: Thank you for the photos. You certainly are a candidate for what you are trying to achieve. Be very wary of techniques describing cutting away muscle and fat or "thick skin" to give the skin a thinner, flatter, crisp look. I do think you can get very close to your goal but some of the fullness you see under your eyelids is actually just your eyeball. Go ahead, press on it. Your eyes are not very deep set so that rounded contour you see if the eye under the lid.
Now, your skin does a appear to be medium thickness and maybe a little elastic so it's important the anchoring point for your new crease be a little lower towards the lash line. If it's too high in your anatomy it will look too puffy forever and that's nearly impossible to revise.
Best of luck. See an Asian Eyelid Surgery specialist.
Chase Lay MD
A: Hello from the west coast! Hope you are staying home safe over there in NYC. Given your apparent age, anatomy, and goals for something conservative I'd say a partial incision should work well. Suture technique might work ok but wouldn't last. You should look presentable in about 10-14 days after you have your sutures out around day 7.
Look for a specialist in Asian eyelid surgery.
Chase Lay MD
A: I do a lot of nonsurgical nose jobs with fillers where I can enter from the tip with a cannula or I can enter from the radix with a needle. I use different techniques depending on the patient's goals and anatomy. Just keep in mind that the area you are trying to inject has higher possible risks like tissue necrosis and blindness. Please make sure you do your research and go to a professional with a lot of experience.
Best of Luck!
Emily Trinh, RN
A: Hello!
First off-- thank you for your picture! It serves as a wonderful starting point, but your provider will ask you to do many movements during the consultation to find the right dose for you. This includes frowning and creating a scowl to see your 11's in full effect, raising your eyebrows in a surprised/questioning look, and smiling/squinting. By doing these movements, the provider can see how active your muscles are and where the muscle binds to the skin for a customized treatment.
There will always be a recommended range, but it is fully customizable based on your goals and discussion.
Best of luck,
Kathy Luong, RN