490 Post St., Suite 933, San Francisco, CA 94102
David W. Kim, MD, Facial Plastic Surgery, San Francisco

ASIAN BLEPHAROPLASTY

Although Dr. Kim performs blepharoplasty for patients of many ethnicities and nationalities, upper eyelid blepharoplasty for the Asian patient often requires that he take a different approach. For many Asians, the upper eyelids are anatomically different from non-Asian people. Specifically, the upper eyelid skin may not form a crease in the upper eyelid of some Asians. In other Asian patients, the crease may be present but may be incompletely formed or lower than their non-Asian counterparts.

For these patients, Dr. Kim is able to surgically create or deepen the upper eye-lid crease, creating a more open, attractive appearance to the eyes. Dr. Kim believes these operations should not result in “Westernization” of the eyes. That is, the result of such surgeries should not lead to a crease that is as high and deep as seen in Caucasian eyes. Rather, a subtle, low crease can create a more elegant, yet natural appearance that is still fitting with the patient’s overall ethnic features.
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