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Asian Blepharoplasty: Anatomy and Surgical Techniques

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There is a keen interest in aesthetic eyelid surgery within the Asian population. In the past several decades, with the increasing number of affluent Asians, especially from China, the demand for aesthetic surgery has grown steadily in the Eastern Hemisphere. Upper eyelid blepharoplasty is the most commonly performed aesthetic procedure among affluent Asians. The vast majority of patients desire the formation of an upper lid crease, or a “double eyelid.” This procedure has been given various names such as “double eyelid procedure,” “oriental blepharoplasty,” “lid crease procedure,” and “Asian blepharoplasty.” The term “Asian blepharoplasty” is utilized because this includes the various ethnic groups inhabiting the Eastern Hemisphere.

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  1. Oculoplastic Consultants of Arizona, Glendale, AZ, USA

    Steven Chen

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  1. Oculofacial Plastic Surgeons of Georgia, Suwanee, GA, USA

    J. Javier Servat

  2. Consultants in Ophthalmic and Facial Plastic Surgery, P.C., Southfield, MI, USA

    Evan H. Black

  3. Beaumont Eye Institute, William Beaumont School of Medicine of Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA

    Frank A. Nesi

  4. Consultants in Ophthalmic and Facial Plastic Surgery, P.C., Southfield, MI, USA

    Geoffrey J. Gladstone

  5. San Antonio Military Medical Center/Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic Surgery, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Christopher J. Calvano

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Chen, S. (2021). Asian Blepharoplasty: Anatomy and Surgical Techniques. In: Servat, J.J., Black, E.H., Nesi, F.A., Gladstone, G.J., Calvano, C.J. (eds) Smith and Nesi’s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41720-8_19

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