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Is it possible to make tapered Asian eyes parallel, wider, and bigger with combined lateral Cantho+Blepharoplasty? (photo)

surgeryetagainJun 30, 2014
Hi I attached the following picture as a reference because I liked the way the results turned out a lot. I was wondering how difficult it would be to achieve results like this with ideally a single blepharoplasty and lateral canthoplasty procedure combined (if possible). My eyes are fatty and I already have a tapered double lid fold but I would like them to be bigger and preferably parallel. Is this possible and if not any suggestions on alternatives?

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Dr. Luis A. Cenedese, MD, FACS
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Answered on Sep 4, 2014
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