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You should try to avoid being in this unfavorable situation by knowing whether you would be a good candidate for medial epicanthoplasty with Asian eyelid surgery. An experienced surgeon should be able to show you how you may look with or without the epicanthoplasy. You should also know the risks associated with this procedure. Medial epicanthal fold is not an abnormality and thus not everyone needs this procedure done. In fact, many doctors and patients find this feature quite attractive.
Epicanthal folds can be addressed at the same time or after double eyelid surgery. Somehow, in some patients epicanthal folds appear more prominent after upper eyelid surgery. That is why some patients are not sure if they need the epicanthal fold surgery along with double eyelid surgery. If I see epicanthal folds, I usually recommend addressing their correction at the same time of the upper eyelid surgery. It may take additional 15 minutes each side, but correction really makes horizontal fissure wide and significant enhanced cosmetic appearance.
In general, when medial epicanthoplasty is performed in addition to Asian eyelid surgery, the eyes may perhaps appear more "Eurasian". However, in my opinion, neither Asian eyelid surgery nor epicanthoplasty should be performed to achieve an "Eurasian look". Instead, these procedures should be...
As every surgery carries risks, every epicanthoplasty also has risks associated, with a poor scarring being one of them. Both the surgeon and patient need to weigh the benefits and risks before deciding on epicanthoplasty. The scar may be noticeable for a few months but usually look...
I would recommend you to observe for now as this condition will most likely improve in time. Although it may be difficult for you to wait, I would wait at least another month or two before considering revision. To me, the eversion I see in your picture is not significant enough to warrant an...