I'm Filipino and Black but my whole face says African American, not filipino at all. I want my eyes to be more slanted so I don't look so "African American." No monolids, just smaller, upward slanted eyes. That is how my mothers eye looks, and I want it to look similar. (I can't show a picture since her eyes lowered with age, she is 52, and she has used double eyelid tape for a long time that her monolids technically do not exist anymore.)
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November 9, 2015
Answer: You could have an eyelid refinement that I call a microblepharoplasty.
Thank you for the photos and your question. As this is your first surgery, it is not surprising that you may have doubts about what to expect. According to the photos, it appears to be healing well. Eyelid skin is very thin. As long as the edges are approximated, it heals very well....
Unfortunately there is no way to tell why your eyes are asymmetric if there is true proptosis based on the limited pictures and history you've posted.I also don't know what the background of your doctor is. There is a possibility of pseudotumor Occuli which should be evaluated by a board...
Your request is not totally unreasonable but needs to be fleshed out a little more. First, I would use Tyson Beckford as an example of what you want. The eyes are important but cheekbones, nasal contours, shape of the brow, submalar contouring and overall shape of the face are equally important...
