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.

                  The
double eyelid procedure is performed to make Asian eyes look more western. The
procedure is an extension of Blepharoplasty surgery that dramatically changes
the appearance of the eyes by creating an upper eyelid crease. The procedure is
associated with high levels of patient satisfaction. 

Double eyelid surgery is the creation of a fold in the upper eyelid in Asians.  Typically Patients of Asian descent do not have the upper eyelid fold and some desire to “westernize” their eyes by obtaining this fold through surgery.

Double eyelid surgery refers to a procedure to give an Asian eyelid with no upper eyelid crease
a more western appearance (also called eyelid westernization). This procedure typically involves approaching the eye through a blepharoplasty incision in the upper eyelid crease. Extra skin and fatty tissue is often removed. The skin is then sewn down to the deeper layers of the eyelid to create a crease. This allows for the different appearance.
It also allows women to place make-up on their new upper eyelid.
Recovery is similar to blepharoplasty; sutures in for a week, make-up can be applied after ten days, most activities resumed and getting back out in public by two weeks.

For those seeking a new appearance to their eyelids, double eyelid surgery can be a great option.

Double eyelid surgery is a type of upper Blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery  designed for oriental eyelids which do'nt have an eyelid fold. this procedure creates the upper eyelid fold to make the eyelids look more Caucasian.

The term “double eyelid surgery” often refers to the creation of a crease, or fold, in the upper eyelid. This surgery most often applies to Asian patients who do not have a natural crease above their eyelid or have an incomplete upper eyelid crease. Double eyelid surgery may also refer to modification of a portion of the upper eyelid crease that exists, with the goal of making it more pronounced.

Double eyelid surgery refers to a procedure used to create a crease in the eyelid for those who don’t have one. Roughly 50% of Asians have a crease that forms when they open their eyes. This crease essentially divides the eyelid into two segment, hence the therm “double eyelid”.
When a patient does not have a double eyelid but desires ones, the surgery creates a tiny scar under the surface of the skin that tethers the skin to the underlying muscle so that when the eye is opened it folds inward creating the crease. This is a popular procedure and when done well looks very natural

Dear Oishii
Double eyelid refers to the appearance of two upper eyelid contours: The actual eyelid margin where the eyelashes are and the upper eyelid fold that distinctly breaks above the actual eyelid margin. A double fold exisits when there is a low attachment between the upper eyelid skin and the tendon that raises the eyelid called the levator aponeurosis. The line in the upper eyelid that accounts for this attachment is called the eyelid crease. When there is no upper eyelid crease a distinct fold in the upper eyelid will not be present. This anatomic situation is fairly common in Asian eyelids. Without a crease and a fold, there will be no eyelid platform which is the eyelid skin below the crease extending to the eye lashes. This is where women put eye shadow.
Double folds are also a common eyelid configuration in Asians. However if there is no crease, and therefore no double fold, one can be created with eyelid surgery. This surgery is commonly mischaracterized as "Westernizing" an eyelid. This is not accurate. Certainly one can "Westernize" an eyelid by creating a very high eyelid crease and removing all of the eyelid fold but this type of appearance is usually seen as being over-surgical or operated. The goal of double fold surgery is to create a natural second eyelid fold by making a low crease and removing a limited about of skin and very little else.