Asian Blepharoplasty Procedure

Asian blepharoplasty is also known as double eyelid operation. The goal of Asian blepharoplasty surgery is the creation of upper eyelid crease and removal of excess skin. Sedation is kept normal during the surgery so that blepharoplasty surgeon can examine position of new crease through patient.

In Asian blepharoplasty surgery, incision is made across the upper eyelid. Skin of Asians is more reactive, for best incision scalpel is used instead of laser. A small strip of skin is excised using scissors just above the initial incision. Small strips of orbital septum and orbicularis muscle are excised. Height, shape and depth of new crease depend upon the amount of orbital fat removed. Skin and fat are removed from eyelids in a similar manner as in the normal upper blepharoplasty. Amount of tissues removed from eyelids are more conservative. Deep fixation is done for Asian blepharoplasty to create an attachment between the aponeurosis and the dermal layer of skin. Selective tissue removal and precise internal tissue rearrangement result in height and shape of the final crease. The Asian blepharoplasty is done to correct incomplete or multiple creases.