Aesthetic Effects of Asian Blepharoplasty












































Author Yu, Liao Tsai, Wu et al. Kim Kim, Lee et al.
Year 2000 2012 2013 2013
Journal Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 18(3):165–167 (in Chinese)
PMID:12539668
Classification of eyelids, design of double-eyelid operations
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 65(6):e141–145
Ocular surface area changes after double eyelidplasty
Aesthet Plast Surg 37(5):863-868
Effects in the upper face of Far East Asians after Oriental blepharoplasty
J Craniofac Surg 24(5):1582–1585
What causes increased contrast sensitivity and improved functional visual acuity after upper eyelid blepharoplasty?
Country PR China RO China, Taiwan Korea Korea
Skin incision Design based on morphological characters of eyelids
Comments Classified according to eyes’ length and height, eyelid skin thickness, eyeball protrusion and eye shape, including eyelids with long and narrow eyes, eyelids with thin and soft skin, eyelids with thick subcut. tissue, eyelids with small and round eyes, eyelids with protruding eyeball and eyelids with triangle eyes Increase in ocular surface area after double eyelidplasty Their series of 612 pts shows an increase in palpebral fissure vertical dimension and relaxation of brow position after double-eyelid surgery. (These findings are not unique to Asians) Improved contrast sensitivity and functional visual acuity after upper blepharoplasty were caused by changes in ocular high-order aberration and the degree of lash ptosis after surgery. There were no changes in corneal topography or astigmatism

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