title: Upper blepharoplasty in the Asian patient: the "double eyelid" operation.
abstract: Upper Blepharoplasty in the Asian eye is a challenging procedure. This article aims to provide more than a basic description of upper blepharoplasty in the Asian patient. A system for reliable construction on upper lid of a specific size and shape and a system for staged modification of the epicanthal fold are presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, 96813, USA. johnmccurdy@hotmail.com
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McCurdy
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans