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Is there anything I can do to turn a double lid to a monolid? (Photos)

JiminieManggatteokJan 15, 2018
Hi, I'm southeast Asian, and I want to get monolids, to look more Asian, in a way. My lids are kind of a cross between mono and double lids. I have an epicanthic fold, so the inner corner/part of my lower lid is tucked in, whereas about a third of the outer portion is not. I was just wondering if there is anything I can do to turn my eyes into monolids. Thanks!

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Karthik Ram, MRCS, DNB

Hello, Thanks for your query. From the photos you have mild degree of lagopthalmos. Do not worry the eyelid skin tends to stretch over time and it will get corrected in a few months. Followup regularly with your operative surgeon.

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A.J. Amadi, MD

Thank you for posting your question and excellent photos. You seem to have a classic monolid (no eyelid crease) anatomy that about 50% of Asians normally have. In this normal anatomic variation, the eyelid septum, a thin membrane that limits the forward extension of fat, inserts lower on the...

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Thanks for your questions and photos.  Post eyelid surgery swelling takes time to go down and may last up to 6 months. Give it a little more time and please follow up with your surgeon if you have any questions or concerns.  Best of luck!

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