Double Eyelid Surgery - What is It?

Double eyelid surgery is for placing a crease in typically Asian patients that don't possess a crease. The goal is to replicate an ethnically consistent crease (crease shape and size typically found in Asians born WITH a crease). It is not typically a Westernization procedure as popularized in the original article dated 1955 by Ralph Millard. I would strongly recommend finding a surgeon who understands the this operation and does a lot of them - it is not a Westernization procedure.

Thank you for your question. Double eyelid surgery is a type of cosmetic surgery where the skin around the eye is replaced. This procedure is carried out on Asian descents. The procedure creates an upper eyelid with a crease, thus giving you a double eyelid 

Double eyelid surgery is the same as blepharoplasty. The term is used when performed on Asians who do not have an eyelid crease. The difference is that the surgeon needs to be extra careful not to create an overly high crease, must change the angle of the incision line and must maintain a natural appearance. See an eyelid specialist who has experience with Asian eyelids and challenging cases.