title: Modified Y-V epicanthoplasty with raised medial canthus in the Asian eyelid.
abstract: To explore an epicanthoplasty with a good aesthetic effect and a small scar we designed a modified Y-V epicanthoplasty to raise and enlarge the medial canthus. From January 2006 to April 2009, 68 patients were treated with this method, using a simple procedure to eliminate the medial epicanthal fold of the upper eyelid. Scarring of the medial canthal area has not been a problem with this technique because we designed incisions along the eyelashes and the skin-mucosal junctions. By raising the point of the new medial canthus to a particular physiological position, the angle of medial canthus is enlarged to reveal the lacrimal lake. Our technique is a simple, graded procedure that leaves no visible scar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Renmin [corrected] Hospital of Wuhan University, 238 Jiefang Rd, Wuhan, China 430060. zyqxxx@163.com
authors.forename: Yue-Qiang
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ding-An
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome