The initial double eyelid surgery was completed over 10 years ago at age 18. Within a year of the surgery the left eyelid loosened into multi-fold eyelid like in the current picture. After 9 years, wondering if it is possible to revise the left eyelid to one fold and match the right eyelid with guaranteed results. I am OK with my eyes appearance as it can be fixed temporarily with tape/glue and makeup. I would be hesitant to undergo revision if it is risky or difficult to achieve matching folds.
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Answer: Revision Asian Blepharoplasty and Double Eyelid surgery to establish a defined upper eyelid crease
Hi Charming938326
You didn't ruin your eyelids, and it's common for patients to use eyelid glue or eyelid tape to simulate the appearance they would like to achieve permanently with surgery. Prolonged use can result in some additional wrinkling and laxity of the skin over a long period of time,...
The upper eyelid crease is formed by interdigitations between the skin and the tarsal plate or levator aponeurois. This connection creates the fold in the upper eyelid when you open your eyes. When there is a poorly defined fold, or multiple fold, this connection has become weak. During a...
Your upper blepharoplasty looks to have healed nicely. There is an outfold, or parallel crease on the left eye while there is an infold or tapered crease on the right. The right eye could be revised to create an outfold with or without a medial epicanthoplasty, though the question of whether the...