title: [Epicanthoplasty during double-fold eyelid operation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In order to achieve an artistic epicanthoplasty and gain an ideal eyelid double-fold parallel to the lid margin.
  
  
  METHODS
  Various epicanthoplasty procedures were performed on 183 patients. Combining Fox's plastic operation for correcting upper lid type epicanthus and "L" form removal of skin for correcting lower lid type epicanthus, we put forward three kinds of methods available for epicanthoplasty. According to the degree of seriousness of upper lid type epicanthus, the patients who had a strong desire to receive treatment or improve their looks underwent different operative procedures. The skin resection in 38 cases was of shuttle-form and in 120 cases, of cuneiform: low level "Z"-plasty was performed on 25 cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Satisfactory cosmetic results were obtained in 183 cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These methods of plastic surgery can achieve artistic epicanthoplasty in double-fold eyelid operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Friendship Hospital.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male