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Can I get a tapered crease with an Asian eyelid surgery and epicanthoplasty?

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pikachu48Jun 5, 2018

I had a consultation with a few doctors and decided on epicanthoplasty (to make makeup easier and to elongate the eyes) and upper blepharoplasty. Now that I really think about what I want my eyes to look like, I want them to look more natural and I'm wondering whether I can do a natural-looking tapered crease doing epicanthoplasty as well. Is this procedure usually just used for creating a parallel crease, or can I get both procedures done and still have tapered creases?

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