Can I get Caucasian eyes with double eyelid surgery? (Photo)

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I'm a Burmese girl.My eye is a double eyelid type.But I wanna have western double eyelid type.I wonder it's possible for me to get Caucasian's eyes.i also wanna know what kind of procedures I need n how many will it cost?

Amiya Prasad, MD · Answer

As a cosmetic oculofacial plastic surgeon with a specialty focused in
Asian eyelid surgery, I’ve rarely heard an Asian patient tell me that they
wanted Caucasian eyes. In fact, most people of Asian descent who come to me say
that they don’t want to look Caucasian, but want a nice, defined eyelid crease.

People with Asian descent have a distinct shape of the soft tissue of
the eyes and bone structure.

They also have genetic elements that make up their unique ethnic
background. When you try to make someone look different from their original
race or original ethnicity, you risk crossing a line of looking unnatural. There
are many people in the media even actors and musicians who tried to do more
than just enhancement and they became symbols of bad plastic surgery.

My first suggestion to you is to explore why you want to look more
Caucasian. It is important that you feel comfortable with who you are before
you undergo an aesthetic procedure. It is a standard in our practice and in our
profession to try to establish realistic expectations for any patient who
considers a cosmetic procedure. Cosmetic procedures enhance your life but it
doesn’t necessarily change your life. It may change how you look in life, it
may make you feel more confident, but it doesn’t make someone who is Asian be
mistaken for someone who is Caucasian.

In the United States and practicing here in New York, we have amazing
blending of ethnicities. People who have one Asian parent and a non-Asian
parent have offspring with remarkable ethnic blending. In that respect, it
still looks natural because it is by design from the beginning. I emphasize to
you to not pursue aggressively this type of change unless you have realistic
understanding of what the outcome will be. Certainly you can maybe get a deeper
crease or do some other things that are not outside of
eyelid surgery. Some people would get augmentation of the nose to build a more
defined bridge, or do other things that are more extensive on the face. I would
say to you simply that it is not possible to make someone of Asian descent make
them look like they’re Caucasian. Rather you should embrace your ethnicity if
you want to do some kind of enhancement. Most importantly, discuss this with
people who are close to you to establish what the motivation is. I hope that
was helpful, I wish you the best of luck, and thank you for your question.

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Suzanne Kim Doud Galli, MD, PhD, FACS · Answer

Your eyes are beautiful. Surgery to make them look Caucasian will never look natural. You may be able to change the level of the crease but more than that is not recommended.

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