I want to correct hooding & open up my eyes. What is the right procedure form? What type of surgeon do I need? (Photo)

A blepharoplasty can be done to correct exces skin across your upper eyelid.  For the epicanthal fold, a Z plasty can be done to eliminate it on both sides.  Recovery takes 7-10 days including swelling and bruising. 

You have interesting upper eyelids.  The upper eyelid margin almost looks retracted.  You have a secondary fold in the right upper eyelid.  The folds are very full and rest very low on the eyelid platforms.  You have always had very full upper eyelid folds.  You are currently doing your own forehead lift.  I would be very careful about having a forehead lift. I think you can get what you need with a very thoughtful upper blepharoplasty. Those natural folds can be damaged by over aggressive upper blepharoplasty.  I would not recommend surgery on your epicanthal folds.

You have some excess upper lid skin which can be removed with a blepharoplasty.  This will not improve the epicanthal folds, and if not done correctly could make them more prominent.  Best to see an oculoplastic surgeon who will have expertise in this. Your brow height looks fine in this photo.  

Thank you for your question. From your photo, it appears that you may be an excellent candidate for an Upper Blepharoplasty surgery, which would remove the excess skin and fat pads (if necessary) from your upper eyelids. Please be certain to schedule your consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon. 

it is important for you to make the correct choice. If when you raise your brows with your finger it looks good = browlift NOT blepharoplasty! Leave your epicanthal fold alone. Otherwise Blepharoplasty The browlift should be done with the Irregular Trichophytic Forehead Lift Incision centrally and not a lateral browlift. 

Anytime I look at a person's upper eyelids, I will look at the position of the brows.  In youth, the eyebrows are higher (superior) to the bone (lateral orbital rim).  If your brow is at or below the lateral orbital rim and you like the look with the brows lifted, than a brow lift might be the procedure for you.  You will notice that when the brows are lifted, the apparent excess skin of the upper eyelid is lessened. The brow lift is a much bigger procedure than an upper lid blepharoplasty so if the brows do not appear too low to you (they do not appear too low to me in your photograph) then do not have a brow lift and consider an upper lid blepharoplasty to directly reduce the skin of the upper lids.
Your lower lids do have a wrinkled appearance on the photograph.  This is can be treated effectively with resurfacing.  We like to call it resurfacing because no one wants to hear that we are actually burning the skin, but that is what resurfacing is.  Although it can be effective, healing the lower lid wound requires moist wound care for the week or so that the burn heals.  Unexpectedly, there is little pain involved with resurfacing either during or after the procedure.
The epicathal folds can be treated with a z-plasty.  Amazingly effective!
Wish you the best.

When dealing with the eye region, sometimes the brow is treated, and sometimes the eyes are treated, and sometimes both are treated.    It all depends upon the exam in person and your goals.

The epicanthal folds you have are a separate issue than the hooding and are corrected by different techniques. By doing the hooding alone, you may find that the folds may be more apparent/obvious.  I would not do a correction of both simultaneously although it is tempting, because judging from your photos, the left sided fold appears to be too intimate to the hooding aspect.  My suggestion would be to have them addressed independent of one another.  First do the epicanthal folds --allow ample time for resolution of swelling and healing and then address the upper lid hooding... Good luck...
Armand Simone, MD  FACS  New York, NY

Thank you for your question.
It appears that you have a combination of droopiness of the brows and excess upper eyelid skin. You would need a physical exam to confirm this. I was one of the pioneers of endoscopic Brow Lift surgery. I've lectured nationally and internationally on the subject. This is a great operation. One makes small incisions in the scalp. A tv camera is inserted. The surgery is performed while watching television. Pain and recovery are minimal when compared to traditional techniques. For more information please watch the enclosed video. I hope you find this information useful.

A brow lift is unnecessary, since the height of the eyebrows is acceptable.  A conservative skin only upper blepharoplasty can accomplish rejuvenating the upper eyelids.  For more information, please see the link and the video below