paul80

Thanks for replying.

Yea I tried simulating a higher nose bridge by pinching my skin above the bridge and pulling slightly. It seems any slight pulling readily stretches the epicanthal fold toward the nose, which is why I'm afraid to do the epicanthoplasty now, since even without it, it would seem as if raising the bridge even slightly will create a look I don't like.

As for holding off on the double eyelid bleph altogether, I have already put down a nonrefundable deposit. And since I have tapered creases that go underneath the fold, I'm thinking any slight amount of bridge height increase won't affect the eyelid surgery. What do you think? I'm thinking I do the double eyelid revision now, do the nose, and then see if I need any epicanthoplasty at all (I'm thinking probably not at that point).

 

I'm scheduled to have Asian blepharoplasty (double eyelid surgery). I have double eyelids but the outer eyelid droops down too low. Anyway, I'll be doing the double eyelids in conjunction with epicanthoplasty to widen the eyes a tad (nothing drastic). However, I'm also planning on raising my nasal bridge next year. When I pull forward on my nasal skin at the bridge, I notice that the eyes widen all by itself. Should I hold off on the epicanthoplasty, just get the double eyelid done for now, do the nose next year, and then gauge whether I need an epicanthoplasty, at that point in time? I figure going wide is much easier than than going back narrow. The double eyelid and the epicanthoplasty need not be done at the same time, right? Thanks in advance.

 

Ok, this forum is hosing up the links for some reason. For the last 3 pics, just append "http://" to the beginning of the pic link to look at them.

 

This is a good example of someone with a parallel crease while still having the epicanthal fold (no epicanthoplasty to remove the epicanthal fold). Would this parallel crease be possible in my case?
donnieyen.com/images/index_01.jpg



Another example of someone with a parallel crease w/o epicanthoplasty.
img3.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/09092008/b/8/b/1/b8b1cfc46be400_full.jpg



He has a parallel crease now (obviously), but if you look closely, does this look like he originally had a tapered crease that was surgically altered to be parallel (notice the faint tapered crease lines)?
img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/b2dd3170ede23399bd2bb50f2ea3576f1224477656_full.jpg

 

Let's try this again. Hope it works this time. Reposted part of my original post again...


This is how my eyes look like now. I pulled up slightly on my brow to simulate more eyelid show.




I drew in lines to show how a parallel crease would look like without epicanthoplasty. This is what I meant by questioning how the doctor would reconcile the existing tapered fold (that goes underneath the epicanthal fold) with the new crease that would be formed on the epicanthal fold.

 

For some weird reason, I no longer have the ability to edit my own posts. Yea I know what you mean, the image tool is not working correctly, which is why I posted the direct links so you can click on them.

 

Hey, thanks for replying. Yes, I've considered the tapered. I've seen both types and personally, I think the parallel is more becoming. Also, I have a big gap between the eyes and the parallel will give a perception of wider eyes, in lieu of the epicanthoplasty.

 

Hello, I'm an Asian male with existing tapered double eyelids, albeit with minimal double eyelid show. I want to raise the crease to increase eyelid show and make the crease parallel. However, I'm wary of epicanthoplasty as the change can be dramatic and have heard of people regretting the procedure (too much white/red show, looks too "fierce and aggressive", too western, etc). I've seen Asian eyelids where the parallel crease is on top of the epicanthic fold (read, without epicanthoplasty to remove the epicanthus) like how I've drawn in the attached pic of me. But how would I get this done and reconcile the tapered fold? Do they somehow stitch the inner eyelid with the epicanthic fold to make it "one inner piece"? And then would they join the newly created epicanthal incision with the outer eyelid? I hope I explained this coherently. If you look at my pic, I think you would understand. I've been wrapping my head around this for a while wondering how it would work in my case. Thanks in advance.


This is how my eyes look like now. I pulled up slightly on my brow to simulate more eyelid show.
http://64.19.142.13/farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/5153756864_56b0c34a3f.jpg
64.19.142.13/farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/5153756864_56b0c34a3f.jpg


I drew in lines to show how a parallel crease would look like without epicanthoplasty. This is what I meant by questioning how the doctor would reconcile the existing tapered fold (that goes underneath the epicanthal fold) with the new crease that would be formed on the epicanthal fold.
http://64.19.142.13/farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/5153756884_e93692c50c.jpg
64.19.142.13/farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/5153756884_e93692c50c.jpg


This is a good example of someone with a parallel crease while still having the epicanthal fold (no epicanthoplasty to remove the epicanthal fold). Would this parallel crease be possible in my case?
http://64.19.142.11/www.donnieyen.com/images/index_01.jpg
64.19.142.11/www.donnieyen.com/images/index_01.jpg


Another example of someone with a parallel crease w/o epicanthoplasty.
http://64.19.142.10/img3.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/09092008/b/8/b/1/b8b1cfc46be400_full.jpg
64.19.142.10/img3.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire2/09092008/b/8/b/1/b8b1cfc46be400_full.jpg


He has a parallel crease now (obviously), but if you look closely, does this look like he originally had a tapered crease that was surgically altered to be parallel (notice the scarring)?
http://64.19.142.13/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/b2dd3170ede23399bd2bb50f2ea3576f1224477656_full.jpg
64.19.142.13/img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/b2dd3170ede23399bd2bb50f2ea3576f1224477656_full.jpg