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Athena Clinic in Hawaii - Asian / Pacific Blepharoplasty
Asian / Pacific Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Rejuvenation)
Men and women of Asian / Pacific lineage seek eyelid plastic surgery for the same fundamental reason as their Occidental counterparts, namely, to feel better about themselves. While enhancing the existing eyelid structure so that it better conforms to widely-accepted norms of aesthetics and balance is indeed a major goal, feeling happier and more confident is yet another.
While approximately half of all Asian people are born with an upper eyelid crease, that crease is different from an Occidental crease in important ways, most notably in height, shape, and depth. Some natural Asian creases are almost rudimentary and may be highly variable in their expression day to day.
Of those born without a crease or with a very low or weak crease who later seek double eyelid surgery, very few are
trying to look Western. Rather, the vast majority desire the creation of a defined and stable platform of skin above the
lashes that is harmonious with their other facial features and consistent with that occurring naturally in the Asian population.
Some patients want only a "thinning" of excess skin or fat from fuller eyelids.
Interesting, the first medical description of an operation designed to establish a crease in the Asian single eyelid was published in Japan in the late 1800s, long before the intense intermingling of Eastern and Western cultures. Although the popularity of double eyelid surgery has grown rapidly in the last fifty years, the presence of a defined eyelid crease has long been valued because it is seen by many as allowing for a more accurate and intense expression of emotion.
Electing to undergo any type of cosmetic surgery is an intensely personal decision, and each individual's motivations are thus different, multiple, and complex. For whatever reasons, not only is double eyelid surgery the most requested cosmetic operation in the Asian population both in Asia and the United States especially in Hawaii, but the average age at which Asian patients request eyelid surgery is significantly younger than in Occidentals. Eyelid surgery is frequently done at the same time as other procedures, such as a facelift or brow lift.
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