Surgeon Cut into Epicanthal Fold During Eyelid Surgery, What Are My Options?

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I underwent Asian eyelid surgery about 2.5 weeks ago and am really unhappy with my left eye. The surgeon made an incision into my epicanthal fold on my left eye and I'm now left with forked skin on the inner corner of my left eye (right eye is fine). It's quite depressing. He said if he hadn't made the incision, I would've complained that the fold was not deep enough on my left eye? Baffled as to why I wasn't consulted about this beforehand. What are my options? Does what he said make sense?

A.J. Amadi, MD · Answer

Firstly, try not to worry about the results this soon after the surgery. You should wait till about 3 months before you evaluate the results of your surgery.

	As for why the surgeon didn't "consult" you before hand....in all honestly, a surgeon does not discuss every nuance/detail of the surgery with the patient, but the major aspects of the surgery. He may not have felt this was a major issue as he has had quite good success with his technique.

	Be patient with your body. Even after 2.5 weeks, the results look quite good.

Philip Young, MD · Answer

I think this is too early to jump to conclusions. This will get better. If not in 6 months I would consider tacking that area down or excising that little piece of skin there.

Surgeon Cut into Epicanthal Fold During Eyelid Surgery, What Are My Options?

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