Eyes are probably the first thing that we are noticed on another person. It’s known that people are always drawn to beautiful eyes. That’s one of the reasons why their shape and size are so important for everyone. People’s eye shapes can be different and varied. There is of course beauty in diversity.
Many Asians are born with small eyes without crease or with heavy drooping eyelids. As TheLookBook says, this is the reason why a large number of them turn to aesthetic clinics. It’s no surprise, bearing in mind bigger western-looking eyes enhance attractiveness. A lot of Asians have more fat in the upper eyelid area in the middle compartment. The surgery reshapes the skin around the eye with incisions or sutures to create a defined crease on the upper lid.
Why do People Get Double Eyelid Surgery?
According to research, most of the Asian people have gotten eyelid surgery. Some of the reasons are:
- They want to be pretty and handsome;
- Asian women focus more on their physical appearances;
- Good looking people provide a better first impression;
- Double eyelid surgery helps people to feel more comfortable.
Most of the patients desire that surgery for cosmetic reasons. They just want to accentuate what they already have. Monolid people basically want to make their eyelids more obvious and bigger make them more even and make them less tired looking.
Surgery for Double Eyelids
Double eyelid surgery is also referred to as blepharoplasty. In blepharoplasty, there are several different goals. One of the common goals is to create or accentuate the upper eyelid crease. Sometimes in the Asian upper eyelid, the crease can be low and not distinct due to skin or excess fat. Many times the aim in double eyelid surgery is to create a fine crease.
The goal is to create a different shape and finally to enhance or improve the symmetry between the right and left eyes. The way the blepharoplasty is performed is by making very precise measurements preoperatively of the asymmetry differences and anatomical differences between the right and left eye. Also, the procedure involves discussing with the patient the desired goal aesthetically in terms of the crease height crease depth and the shape of the crease.
The surgery itself often involves making an incision or cut through the skin removing any excess skin that may overhang the future crease. Once the excess skin is removed then the small strip of the orbicularis oculi is a muscle that can also be removed from where the crease will be created to create greater definition to the crease and to reduce bulk in that area.
Any excess fullness can be addressed by either removing the excess orbital fat or contouring it to create a greater shape to that area. The tissue layer carefully dissected away from the levator muscle and the tarsal plait to expose the surface to create an attachment between the skin and the muscle. After that are used stitches to carefully create the desired crease. Once excellent symmetry has been between the creases on both eyes the skin can be reprocessed with a stitch that will stay in place for a week.
Recovery from Double Eyelid Surgery
Patients normally have a quick recovery time. The most important thing about the recovery period is placing a cold compress on the eyes to limit the amount of swelling. Ice shouldn’t be put directly on the skin because this can lead to “ïce burns”. Also, the patient must take care of the incisions by cleaning them gently with distilled water and covering with antibiotic ointment. Makeup can be applied over the decisions in two weeks.
Most patients will take two weeks off of work or school and at that point, it won’t look surgical especially with makeup it will be hard to tell that you have had something done. Swelling does take about three to six months to resolve. During that time the upper eyelid can be a little bit puffier than the final appearance and the crease will be slightly elevated relative to the final height.
Blepharoplasty can be performed under local anesthesia or general anesthesia. It can also be done in combination with other procedures. The great thing about doing it in conjunction with other procedures is that it doesn’t prolong your recovery period and everything heals together simultaneously.
Preparing for Double Eyelid Surgery
Preparing for double eyelid surgery is as important if not more than the aftercare. The patients need to really decide where to get the operation done and what kind of shape they want their crease to be as well as the reasons for getting the surgery.
On the day of the procedure, the person is not allowed to eat or drink anything. Also, he/she should refine from smoking a few weeks before and after the operation. It’s recommended to avoid medications such as Ibuprofen and Aspirin two weeks before the surgery.
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