Asian Double Eyelid Surgery

This patient presented to Dr. Kass complaining of not being able to wear eye shadow, and it was making her feel like less of a lady. She had given up all hope until she found Dr. Kass. The patient wanted a more westernized look, without looking like she had extensive surgery. After several consultations with Dr. Kass, she felt that she was choosing the right doctor, one who could exceed her expectations. Dr. Kass performed an Asian Blepharoplasty procedure combined with transconjunctival “no visible incision” lower eyelid surgery. Although Dr. Kass noticed some residual asymmetry after the procedure and offered to make a minor adjustment to the lids, the patient declined this saying that she was already ecstatic with her results. She said that she couldn’t wait any longer to test out all her new eye shadow colors, and felt that she already looked like she had always wanted to!

This very nice 30 year old cosmetologist came to see Dr. Kass requesting an Asian Blepharoplasty. Because this patient had no natural lid crease at all, she wanted her eyes to look more Westernized, and to be able to wear eye makeup so that others could see it.  But on the top photo, unbeknown to the photographer, the patient is wearing clear thin tape to create the tiny illusion of the upper eyelid crease that you see.  After surgery this patient had the biggest smile on her face once her sutures were removed. She went wild with her eye makeup now.  But she was very happy!  “They’re perfect!” she exclaimed (referring to her upper eyelids).  “I am so glad I don’t need to use that tape anymore!”