Oriental blepharoplasty: single-stitch, nonincision technique. 1989

S M Baek, and S S Kim, and S Tokunaga, and A Bindiger
Institute of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Special Surgery, Inje University Medical Center-Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

The facial features of Orientals and Caucasians are different in many respects. In Orientals, the concept of beauty differs in each country depending on the cultural background. At present time, blepharoplasty in the Oriental eye is the most common aesthetic procedure performed in Korea and Japan. The objective should not be the caucasianization of the Oriental eye, where desired modifications are usually quite subtle. Generally, patients prefer more defined and invaginated folds, but not necessarily a very high fold, since the latter will often look unnatural or overdone in the Oriental face. We have found several different types of eyelids in the Oriental population. The purpose of this presentation is to present our nonincision technique to create aesthetically pleasing supratarsal folds. Seven-hundred and sixty-two patients were reviewed. We have found that our single-suture method is very reliable and allows the construction of a more even, smooth, and symmetrical fold.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005143 Eyelids Each of the upper and lower folds of SKIN which cover the EYE when closed. Eyelid
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D013518 Surgery, Plastic The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures. Cosmetic Surgery,Esthetic Surgery,Plastic Surgery,Surgery, Cosmetic,Surgery, Esthetic,Reconstructive Surgery,Surgery, Reconstructive
D044466 Asian People Persons having origins in any of the Asian racial groups of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Note that OMB category ASIAN is available for United States population groups. Race and ethnicity terms, as used in the federal government, are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies. Asian Continental Ancestry Group,Asian Person,Asiatic Race,Mongoloid Race,Asian Peoples,Asian Persons,Asiatic Races,Mongoloid Races,People, Asian,Person, Asian,Race, Asiatic,Race, Mongoloid

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