If you correct the Asian shape of the eyes, the face looks younger

Asian eye shape has characteristic features in the form of thick skin of the eyelids, folds at the corners of the eyes, a narrow palpebral fissure and excess orbital fat. If you slightly correct the upper eyelid, folds and other features of the Asian section of the eyes, then the direction of eyelash growth will change – they will  not be directed forward, as before, but raised up.  This will open up the look, giving the entire face a more youthful appearance and enhancing overall attractiveness. Today, plastic surgery to correct the Asian eye shape has become very popular not only among women, but also among men, & nbsp; because it is important for them to have an attractive appearance when working in international companies.

Typical features of the Asian section of the eyes

Asian eye shape (or Mongoloid) is historically typical for representatives of eastern peoples – Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Kazakhs and many others. These typical features are genetically determined and are inherited. These include:

• presence of epicanthus (a thick downward-curving fold in the inner corner of the upper eyelid);
• narrow palpebral fissure;
• smoothness of the supraorbital fold of the upper eyelid;
• small eye orbits;
• thick upper and lower eyelid skin;
• raised eyebrows;
• excess orbital fat.

Since the end of the 18th century, there have been attempts to correct the Asian eye shape. The essence of such a correction was that the soft tissues of the upper eyelid were stitched through in three places and pulled together with special threads. The result, as a rule, turned out to be unaesthetic, since the tissues were grossly injured due to ignorance of the physiological characteristics of the skin in this area.

More successful plastic surgeries, correcting the Asian eye shape, began to be performed at the end of the 19th century by the Japanese surgeon K. Mikamo. The operations enjoyed great success, as the Asian region began to conduct active business cooperation with Western countries, and patients of plastic surgeons sought to give their appearance European features. Today, Asian eye shape correction techniques are highly valued for the opportunity to not only slightly change the appearance, but also give it a more youthful look by changing the shape of the eyes and increasing the openness of the gaze.

Techniques for changing the Asian eye shape

The structure of the upper eyelid in Europeans and Asians differs in a different way of attaching the muscle that raises the upper eyelid: in the upper eyelids of the Asian type of eyes there are no connective tissue fibers that would connect the aponeurosis of the muscle with the skin. In addition, the epicanthus covers the lacrimal tubercle of the eye and visually shifts the pupil to the inner corner, as a result we get widely spaced slanting eyes.

A special type of blepharoplasty for the correction of the Asian eye section is as follows:

• remove the epicanthus and open the inner corner of the eye, visually reduce the distance between the eyes;
• form the crease of the upper eyelid by creating a scar between the aponeurosis of the levator lid muscle and the skin.

The essence of the operation to correct the Asian incision of the eyes is to remove fat from under the muscle, which creates a characteristic Asian puffiness, to form the fold of the upper eyelid and remove the epicanthus. At a distance of 7-9 mm from the ciliary edge of the upper eyelid, a thin strip of skin, excess fat and muscle tissue are removed.  The incision is sutured with thin intradermal sutures, while the skin is sutured to the levator eyelid muscle. Epicanthus plasty requires the highest qualification of the surgeon, since it involves moving tissue flaps 2-3 mm in size.

The operation lasts from half an hour to 2 hours – depending on the volume of intervention, it is most often performed under local anesthesia, after which an aseptic dressing is applied for several hours. After the operation, the pain is usually small, swelling and bruising disappear after about a week. After another 2 weeks, the seams are sealed and tightened, and after a month – soften and dissolve. The final result can be assessed after 3-4 months, it usually lasts a lifetime.