Dear Dr. Seckel, I am a young Asian female living in Boston and I am interested in the oriental double eyelid procedure. I have heard that a natural Chinese eyelid fold can be created with a single stitch no incision procedure which avoids a scar on the eyelid. I have also seen it called the Oriental Blepharoplasty or eyelid lift. I do not want a Caucasian eyelid. I just want to have a normal Asian looking eyelid fold. Do you do this operation, Thank You, Mei Liu, Boston, MA.
Dear Ms. Liu,
Yes I do perform the eyelid rejuvenation procedure called the one stitch no incision Asian or Oriental double eyelid upper blepharoplasty. It is a wonderful technique because it creates a very natural Asian Upper Eyelid crease without the need to cut the eyelid skin as is done in western blepharoplasty. Recovery is much quicker and there is minimal scarring. The results are much more natural for the Asian eyelid than when the western or Caucasian eyelid blepharoplasty is done.
Many western or American Plastic Surgeons do not understand how the natural Asian eyelid is supposed to look and make the mistake of assuming that Asians seeking blepharoplasty want a round Caucasian eye. This is a mistake that creates scarring and an unnatural appearance when done on Asian people.
The Asian Eyelid has very different anatomy than the Caucasian eye and in Asian people with a double fold the fold is very subtle and is present in up to 60% of Asian people.
The one stitch no incision eyelid rejuvenation technique is much more appropriate to create a natural appearing fold in the Asian Upper Eyelid. It is very important to ask your surgeon if he/she is experienced in doing eyelid surgery on Asian people. If they are not they may mistakenly create a round or Caucasian looking upper eyelid fold which cannot be reversed.
Thank you for your question. I am also in Boston if you would like to consult with me contact me. For more information on eyelid rejuvenation, plastic surgery and facial rejuvenation read Save Your Face.
Thank you,
Boston, Massachusetts