title: Oriental blepharoplasty: single-stitch, nonincision technique.
abstract: The facial features of Orientals and Caucasians are different in many respects. In Orientals, the concept of beauty differs in each country depending on the cultural background. At present time, blepharoplasty in the Oriental eye is the most common aesthetic procedure performed in Korea and Japan. The objective should not be the caucasianization of the Oriental eye, where desired modifications are usually quite subtle. Generally, patients prefer more defined and invaginated folds, but not necessarily a very high fold, since the latter will often look unnatural or overdone in the Oriental face. We have found several different types of eyelids in the Oriental population. The purpose of this presentation is to present our nonincision technique to create aesthetically pleasing supratarsal folds. Seven-hundred and sixty-two patients were reviewed. We have found that our single-suture method is very reliable and allows the construction of a more even, smooth, and symmetrical fold.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Special Surgery, Inje University Medical Center-Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bindiger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*