How to Achieve the Most Ideal Double Eyelid
For any double eyelid, no matter how it turns out, the most important factor is how the recipient feels. If after the surgery she herself believes it is not beautiful, one can imagine her mental state. Conversely, if after the surgery others all think it does not look good, but she herself finds it very beautiful, then it can be said that part of the surgical goal has been achieved.
Objectively speaking, different people have different eye and facial conditions, thus the aesthetic standards for double eyelids also vary, making it difficult to use a single objective standard to measure satisfaction with double eyelid surgery. Some people prefer wide double eyelids, while others prefer narrow ones; some like the inner corner of the double eyelid to be broad, while others prefer it to be fine and narrow; some like the outer corner of the double eyelid to slant upwards, while others prefer it to be parallel. However, there are a few points that are consistent:
1. After the surgery, the double eyelid looks natural, with no visible artificial scars, meaning it doesn't appear fake or contrived.
2. After the surgery, the upper eyelid is smooth, without subcutaneous nodules, and the incision scar is not noticeable.
3. There is no discomfort after the surgery.
The following defects are often present in cases where the double eyelid surgery does not yield ideal results:
1. The double eyelid is too large.
2. The double eyelid is too small.
3. The curve of the double eyelid is not smooth.
4. The curve of the double eyelid is too short.
5. The eyes feel tight after the double eyelid surgery.
6. The scars after the double eyelid surgery are obvious, especially the scars at the inner corner of the eye.
7. The wrinkle line of the eyelid is too shallow or too deep.
8. Persistent swelling occurs after the double eyelid surgery, which has not completely subsided even after six months.
All of these conditions can be improved through further surgery or by redoing the double eyelid blepharoplasty to achieve satisfactory results.
In general, the timing for secondary corrective surgery should be between three months to half a year after the initial surgery, as the complete recovery time for soft tissue surgical trauma requires three months. However, in individual cases, if the patient cannot tolerate the unsatisfactory post-surgical state and there are obvious deficiencies in the surgery, early revision surgery can be performed. In such cases, the earlier the better, preferably within six days when the incision has not yet fully healed. However, surgery at this time should be carried out cautiously, and must be performed by experienced senior doctors to ensure a higher success rate.