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I’m Kim Soondong, the head of SOON Plastic Surgery
Today we'll talk about revision surgery for Asian blepharoplasty
What are the reason and types of revision procedures with Asian blepharoplasty?
There are many reasons behind on redoing the procedures
Firstly, if we talk about the thickness of the eyelid
In a case where the eyelid is thick
It could become thick because of the design itself
or if you have those "sleepy" eyes and don't fix that
the eyelid could become thicker than imagined
Also even though the eyelid is not that thick
the skin itself being thick could give that thickness to the lids
In these cases, we'll redo the procedure according to its reasons
The second reason for doing the surgery again is
When the double eyelids come undone
There are many reasons why they come undone
For patients with thicker skin layers, not only the non-incision method
but even the incision method could cause loosening of the eyelid
Also those with "sleepy" eyes tends to use their brows to lift their eyes open
which affects the eyelids and could cause the loosening of the eyelids
And thirdly, epicanthus folds could cause the loosening of the eyelids
Having epicanthus fold could cause loosening on the inside of the eyelid
In this case, usually the inside of the lid comes undone through the incision method
But with non-incision method there are cases where the whole eyelid could come undone
Thirdly, a severe scarring
is one of the reasons for redoing the procedure
When you have a severe scar on the part where the incision was made
procedure is performed again to remove the scarring
In this case, surgery is possible when there is enough skin
Second, there are cases when the scar is not that severe
but the patients feel as though they are
So in a case like this where the patient's skin tend to be thick
it could cause misunderstanding of a severe scarring
because their thick skins tend to give thickness to the eyelids
We can make the double eyelids really thin in this case
Second, we can stretch the thick skin
By lifting the forehead
Lastly, the procedure would be performed again if the eyelids are not symmetrical
There are many reasons for being non-symmetrical
such as having a non-symmetrical design, having one of the eyelid thicker or thinner
and there are a lot of cases where "sleepy" eyes tend to be non-symmetrical
so if one eye tends to be more on the "sleep" side it could lead to being non-symmetrical
So for cases like these, we would perform the procedure again according to its situation
When should the revision surgery be performed?
The revision surgery should be performed once the first procedure has been healed
That takes about 6 months
But there are cases where it can be performed in 3 months or sometimes immediately
This is because different people have different eye conditions
Consult with a doctor about the exact time
on your revision surgery
Is it possible to fix the non-symmetrical eyelids and can the procedure be done in just one eye?
Yes, patients tend to ask if it's possible to perform the procedure
on one eye to fix the non-symmetrical problem
Of course you can
If double eyelids can be balanced by surgery on one eye, you don’t need to do it for both eyes
And another question patients tend to ask is
would it be possible to have both eyes symmetrical
It's hard to say that they will
symmetrical
But we can say “we can make them as similar as possible”
Is the non-incision method possible for revision surgery that was done with the incision method?
Yes, even if you got the double eyelids with an incision method
revision surgery can be done with the non-incision method
This is possible when the lines are the same as the previous procedure
Or when you want to lift them more
Non-incision method is possible
What is the maximum number of revision surgery?
So with how many times revision surgery can be performed
There actually is no number limits
How many times can you squeeze a pimple? You can squeeze it as long as it's healed
Similarly to that, revision surgery for double eyelid doesn’t have much to do with the number of times
But performing multiple revision surgeries means
it could be impossible because you don’t have enough skin left from all that incisions
So number of times is not what it matters
If there’s enough skin to do the surgery again
Or you have half-open eyes matter more
Things to know for successful revision surgery for double eyelid surgery
For a successful revision surgery for double eyelid surgery is
You should know the reason for the failure
And not only knowing the cause
There should be technology which can give the solution
For a successful revision surgery, you have to look for a skillful doctor
And find a verified hospital
For correction of eye shape and removal of epicanthus folds
Yes, so today we talked about revision surgery for Asian blepharoplasty
Hope the information helped you and
I'll see you next time