Can you get a deeper inner corner and lengthen Asian eyes? (Photos)

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I'm interested in Asian eyelid because of my asymmetrical eyelids and epicanthic fold. I would love a to have my eyes transformed into the other picture I posted. I just want to know if it's possible to do so?

Goretti Ho Taghva, MD, FACS · Answer

A medial epicanthoplasty procedure can be done to lengthen your eyes and make your epicanthal folds less pronounced.  However, I do not recommend exposing your caruncle (the red fleshy part of your inner eyelid) to such extent as the photo you posted because you may have dry eyes/ eye irritation after the procedure.  Also, aesthetically it may not go well with the rest of your features.  Hope that helps. Goretti H. Taghva MD

Umeng David Thao, MD · Answer

Hi there and thanks for your question. Your eyes are beautiful and you should not do anything to them. Every person is unique in her own way so it would be a mistake to try to achieve another person's facial feature through surgery. Best wishes to you!

Chase Lay, MD · Answer

I love Asian eyelid surgery.  I perform this surgery everyday.  If you go for a look like what you've posted, you're done.  You'll look very different and in a few years you'll prematurely age yourself.  If you want to enhance the parallel component of your crease a bit?  That's fine.  Also notice that model is looking down making the crease bigger.Stop now before you've made an irreversible mistake.  Small changes later in life would be better.Chase Lay MDAsian eyelid surgery specialist

Hyun-Taek Lee, MD · Answer

You cannot get the exact results as the right side because there are a lot of difference between Asian and Caucasian eyelids. Even though there is a way it would look awkward and would not harmonize with the other parts of your face. But if you don’t like the epicanthal fold and the looks of the fold near your nose. Then that can be done with epicanthoplasty and upper blepharoplasty.

Jeffrey H. Lee, MD · Answer

It is possible to do what is called an epicanthoplasty which removes the folds on the inner aspect of your eyes. This gives the appearance of lengthening the eyes and makes them look closer together, two things you would benefit from. Unfortunately, there is no way of ever giving a patient someone else's eyes. Your eye shape and eyelid position are different than the picture you posted so unfortunately you can't have that person's eyes, just an improved version of your own.

Can you get a deeper inner corner and lengthen Asian eyes? (Photos)

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