Eyelid Lengthening

Inner eye lengthening, technically called medial epicanthoplasty, is a procedure that is often performed in conjunction with upper eyelid fold creation. This procedure effectively removes a small fold of skin in the inner corner of the eye that is present in some Asian individuals.

This procedure lengthens the inner corner of the eye as pictured below and can optimize the fold created from double eyelid surgery. Eyelid lengthening can make the eye look even longer and larger. The method Dr. Ching uses results in no visible scar as the incisions are hidden with the margin of the eyelids.

Drooping Eyelid (Ptosis) Correction

Drooping of one or both eyelids, called ptosis, is also a very common condition that ideally should be addressed with any double eyelid procedure. Drooping of one of the eyelids will result in asymmetry of the eyes that can be accentuated by double eyelid surgery if not corrected. Correction of drooping of both eyelids will further enhance a double eyelid surgery by making the eyes appear larger. A new technique, called “non-incisional combined double eyelid and ptosis correction surgery,” uses the same suture that creates the eyelid fold to correct ptosis, so that both eyelid fold creation and ptosis correction can be achieved with a single procedure.