DALLAS ASIAN DOUBLE EYELID BLEPHAROPLASTY DIARY

[iheartkathyy]

I already have double eyelids but my lids are just hooded . I just want to remove the excess skin :\

[samlammd]

@iheartkathyy that is easy to do. however, if you are someone with aging then you would most likely benefit from fillers or fat instead since the aging process is a reflection of deflation. if you are Asian, then watch my video on the aging asian eyelid. just search for that with my name on youtube.

[MiuAlsoLikesToast]

wtf she is speaking German O.O

[vheqyu29]

not all asian have small eyes or mono eyelid .. remember india, indonesia, pakistan etc etc are asian too~ .. they have such a big eyes, dont be stereotyping guys ..

[0Blaire0]

Asians aren't doing it to look less Asian ):0!!!

It for the 'beauty'.

Not all Asian has single lid... Jeez... It bugs me how people think!! It so stereotyping and racist to me. :(

[bellamcwatch]

i understand why asians get this done. im not asian but i do have swollen looking eyes and it is uncomfortable feeling the skin under ur eyebrows hang over and people think u look tired or like u just cried. i would like to get surgery done just to feel better about my eyes

[samlammd]

@bellamcwatch interestingly you might need a fat transfer instead. what feels swollen oftentimes is deflation. filling it with fat or fillers can actually create the appearance of lifting. check out my fat transfer photos on lamfacialplastics [dot com].

[CampGravatt123]

is it really worth all this just for another eye lid? im not trying to judge but can someone tell me plz why asains get this done? to look prettier or to look less asian?

[samlammd]

@CampGravatt123 i obviously think so. they look less sleepy and more open eyed. but they still look 100% asian. they just look less ethnic with very narrow eyes if you understand what i am saying.

[kelRapunzel]

i dont really get .i m asian with double lids and think monolids are cute ..whats special about double..monolids are rare ..unique..i wish i had monolids

[WhiteGuysAsianGirls]

@kelRapunzel monolids are not rare. If it was rare, many Asians wouldn't be trying to do Double eyelid surgery..

[4EVERKONE]

i soo want my eyelids done...but the price of beauty is alway "ouch"

[indonesianly]

OMG! it tooks a very long time to recovery, huh?



[MrRaccoon92]

@indonesianly my recovery take 2 month to reduce the swallow.. but take years to look normal.. normally it will look better better and better...

[MrRaccoon92]

@indonesianly it takes one week to remove the stitches and my recovery take 2 month to reduce the swollen. but it take years to look normal.. normally it will look better better and better... sorry for my broken English i'm from Singapore.

[MrRaccoon92]

@indonesianly it takes one week to remove the stitches and my recovery take 2 month to reduce the swollen. but it take years to look normal.. normally it will look better better and better... sorry for my broken English i'm from Singapore.

[mzluv2dance]

it doesnt look natural at all it looks bad and her eyes keep twitching

[samlammd]

@mzluv2dance agreed. this is to show the RECOVERY not the results. i just want you to see how it looks during the first week of recovery which is GOD AWFUL looking. thanks for the comments.

[sadbunny123]

I don't think she got it to look western or non-asian.

i think most people get this surgery to have that more desirable form of eyelid, and round eye shape that usually comes with it. and still look asian

[WhiteGuysAsianGirls]

@sadbunny123 Whether we like it or not, the desirable double eyelid is based on beauty standards and those beauty standards tend to be a Western view.

[NgoZhongYeeGwailou]

Asian women want to have beautiful feature like western people so they can find western husbands

[hasher22]

Im getting double eyelid surgery next month!! Im so scared lol..... because i asked to be asleep, but he said no! lol.....

[yuki13197]

She was blinking rapidly

[samlammd]

@yuki13197 nerves.

[lalagushoru123]

ahh my eyes keep twitching when i look at it

[503408]

can u drive after surgery?

[samlammd]

@503408 no, because it is dangerous to drive when your eyes are swollen. also, i use a mild iv anesthetic so it would be like driving drunk.

[rania3830]

i don't know why Asians get this done. i think their eyes look gorgeous the way they are are.

[rinko123]

ummmmmmmmm........ SCARY? Is the ending the final result? It doesn't look very natural.

[samlammd]

@rinko123 no, not at all. this is only a week diary. it is meant to show the recovery process. she does not live in dallas so i do not have an end to show. just want you to see the recovery process.

[unr0ckb4r]

her hair is georgeous *-*

[Bubbly00]

"Uh.. Saturday" hahaha :)

[eeeleee9898]

was she awake during the procedure? did it hurt during the procedure and what about when the stitches were taken out? i want to get the surgery done but i have 0 pain tolerance

[samlammd]

@eeeleee9898 that is what i do different. 99% of these are done awake. i do this with sedation since i have a fully accredited surgery center on site. also, when i remove sutures at a week, i use specialized scissors so there really is no pain plus i use lidocaine jelly so you can't feel it when i remove the sutures. finally, i do all the suture removals myself with loupe magnification.

[j3lzZn]

Why can they both (the woman and the doctor) can speak German at the end? xD

[samlammd]

@j3lzZn haha. she is from Germany. I just know a few words since my patient care coordinator is German.

[JustSwe3t]

hey.. @samlammd

i am about to get mine in south korea seoul.. cost about $4,000 is that reasonable?

and.. i am very very nervous about the healing process =(

i am so scared . i already have a small crease and people think that i got surgery for it. however i want them bigger because when i open my eyes.. you cant see the crease. and i want them to be more visible.

i am very nervous about the swelling how are they about in a month ? i have school in a month so i dont want them to be obvious. =/

[samlammd]

@JustSwe3t hi, swelling is variable and depends on the surgeon and his technique. you must ask your surgeon about that. prices are also very variable. i don't think 4k is unreasonable. best of luck with your procedure.

sml

[JustSwe3t]

most probably incision, i will have consultation this weekend. about the scarring, are they like every scar that it'd be obvious if you close your eyes that there would be that line of the incision.? =o

[ohgeezus2]

@JustSwe3t yes it will always be there. source= my friend. she had hers done u can always see the line but trust me its not gonna matter u blink reall yfast no one will notice.

[chinigirlX3]

oh.. du bist aus deutschland ? :) .. ich werde diesen sommer auch meine augen machen lassen... allerdings in china..

wie sehen deine augen nun aus? bist du zufrieden mit dem ergebnis? und wie lange dauerte der ganze heilungsprozess ( also nach wie vielen tagen oder wochen konnte man wirklich nichts mehr erkennen ? )

ich moechte naemlich keine geschwollenen augen mehr haben , wenn ich zurueck in deutschland bin :)

danke...lg chini

ps: sieht wirklich sehr gut aus :)

[samlammd]

@chinigirlX3 i had my german patient care coordinator translate what you wrote. i am the physician who posted this video not the woman who had it done. i do not speak german either.  best wishes with your procedure.

[greenpalaka]

yeah sure shes on dallas??!!

[samlammd]

@greenpalaka she is not from dallas. she is from another country but came to dallas for her procedure and is shown the week after the procedure, obviously with quite a bit of swelling left.

[SynCity13]

You have wonderful eyes, but my I say something? As a Filipina, I have seen many asians (specifically Southeastern Chinese, Okinawan, Taiwanese, Indo, Filipino) that have natural eyelid creases. Ive even seen Japanese women with natural creases that are deep and large. The point is giving one an eyelid doesn't make you look non-asian, it just makes you look like an asian with an eyelid.

[babebutterfly]

@SynCity13 I agreed with you. I came from Southeastern Asian and I have eyelid creases. Pretty common where I came from the double eyelid and the one eyelid is like every other that has it since we once reside in china.

[sthprkbutterslovers]

can you do a video of how it looks now?

[samlammd]

@sthprkbutterslovers problem is she is not from the U.S.

[millyybabess]

Omg her eyes look soo sore:( she should just be happy with herself, she's absolutly beautiful. Iv got to say though I'm glad I'm western and hav a double eyelid:P Lol xx

[misceceiliafang]

its not fair how other race dont have this problem lol

[SarahBoo214]

wait the last clip was you in how many days??

[j070491]

its still swollen.........

[samlammd]

@j070491 correct. this video is just to show the recovery process during the first week.

[000MissDj0000]

what's the dofference i dont get it

her eyes will be round in a month ?

i wanna do this surgery but im not asian i have big almond eyes but i want them to be round

can someone explain me the surgery please

[samlammd]

@000MissDj0000 that does not sound possible in my opinion.  sorry. thanks for the question.

[daenumen]

@000MissDj0000

lmao it doesnt make your eyes round, what it does, if you close one eye, often european people have what is called a double eyelid, where it appears as though there is a second eyelid, that in some individuals can be retracted and closed over the first eyelid. asian people often do not have this, instead on closing there eyes, there eyelid skin is flush with the rest of their faces skin, ie no crease etc.

[samlammd]

@daenumen yes correct. however, without a skin to muscle attachment to make the crease, asians without a crease have their fat sit very low on the eyelid margin, making the eye narrower in appearance and puffier.

[daenumen]

@samlammd

i think its a combination of genetic factors, being the expression of a strong brow ridge, and inheritable genetic traits defining the formation of double eyelids after birth. again these may be due to the emerging prominence of the brow as the cranial bones take shape.

[samlammd]

@daenumen interesting take. perhaps you are right.  many different ways to look at it. thanks for commenting.

[samlammd]

@jeepboyfly it looks fake because it is only less than a week out. it takes months before it looks natural. the point of the video is only to show you the recovery process.

[P3RSONALANG3L]

so is it, the higher the crease, the longer it takes to heal right? ive been doing alot of research for doctors, since im thinking of getting mine's done. did u have to put any kind of medicine/treatment on it? what about pain killers? lol. sorry i ask a lot of questions, i'm just worry and very scare. BTW, HOW MUCH DID IT COST???

[bohememuffins]

what's the surgery for? i never understood it

[samlammd]

to make an upper eyelid crease so that the eye appears more open and rounder.

[girsheartless]

Wait. What was the surgey for?

[samlammd]

to create an upper eyelid crease.

[bohememuffins]

was it so that she can look asian or what? i don't get it either ._.

[CryBearARiver]

how high did u set her incision line?

[samlammd]

the incision was made about 7 mm above the eyelashes. this should translate into a result that is only about 1 to 2 mm at most at a year following the procedure.

[bethiame]

homestly, i think that her eyelids look very fake..

[samlammd]

i'm glad you think so. this is only a day out. it will look fake for about a month or two then settle down. it will look much more natural after 3 months and perfectly natural by 1 year.

[gogoutube]

Wow! Just after surgery and smiling!

[mizzlinlin]

kommst du aus deutschland? oder woher?

[hardigtg]

can i see her photo before surgery and now? i wanna do also...

[samlammd]

sorry, she does not live in the U.S. so I do not have her subsequent photos.

[1YellowStiLetto]

wow. this was a great, informative video about the post healing. i'm impressed. i wanna go to dallas now!

[samlammd]

thanks!

[tomprman]

i really need thar surgery , how mucho does it cost?

[samlammd]

3k ish. you can email constanze at lamfacialplastics [dot com] for a precise quote.

[Graemekiss]

it's always goodlooking people who only want to look better with Plastic Surgery.

To most people they would really ask why she had them done.

But at the end of the day, if it makes you happy i think we should go for it.People that get Plastic Surgery should just say i want to be better looking.

[Taurubullseye]

You are pretty.

[dorksterx3]

Whoa..

[bathsalt79]

She looks very pretty...great skin....

[rnlindsey82]

What? I've never heard of asian eyes causing impaired vision when aged. Covered by insurance... what country is this? Certainly, not America!

[blurbieee]

... all for a crease... or 2

[sunnybabyface]

loll interesting that she's actually german

[samlammd]

yeah, she made a long trip to see me!

[ChristinaWatkinson]

germany isn't really a homologous country it has lots of people from different countries like america and canada do

[ChristinaWatkinson]

homogeneous*

[yourmommm123]

Just wondering, is it possible for asians to have a blepharoplasty surgery without the fold ? Like if it's droopy and this person just wants some fat or skin removed, is that possible? Because I've never seen or heard of an asian do this surgery without getting the fold. Thanks !

[sennalynn]

I don't think so. I know that most old caucasians women I know get blepharoplasty and get it covered by insurance because it is apparently "necessary" for vision. The blespharoplasty involves cutting excess skin along the fold line. But for asians to get blepharoplasty, a surgeon would have to creat the fold line...there is no other line cut and stich. The ironic thing for asians is that if they try to get the blepharoplasty in old age due to sagging skin, it often leaves terrible scars and

[sennalynn]

doesn't heal well, and if they don't get the surgery, they are left with sagged eyes that impair vision. So if you think about the unpreventable future of sagging eyes and impaired vision, it's recommended to get the double eyelid surgery before age 30 for the line heals better and scars less. Once this line is initially made, the normal blepharoplasty will be easier for asian old folks, and will be covered by insurance!

[samlammd]

fantastic question. i have made this into my lecture crusade to educate doctors on the subtleties of understanding aging asian eyelids. i divide them into aging asian eyelids with a natural crease, without a crease, and with a previously surgically created crease. since i can't put a link on here to my website, just type in on youtube "aging asian eyelid" and you will see all my thoughts (which are complex) on this subject.

[yourmommm123]

Okay thanks cuz i used this "glue" for asian eyelids for a while to try and see what would happen..all it did was make my eyes droopier; i'm really upset. I'm 17 btw..i just want my eyes to be how they were. But i guess i need the fold; I don't want anything dramatic though, just something little so my eyes don't look droopy, but not different either..i wanna look the same. This cleared everything up, thankyou! But wait, i'm gunna get scars? :( I plan on getting it after I graduate high school.

[yourmommm123]

okay thanks so much. one more question, sorry! I heard there was the laser surgery that they can do instead. Is that better? Will that leave a less visible scar mark? thankyou =)

[jkchai07]

Your comment is scary but may be true-

I always thought the lift or lid surgery would would uplift the eyes but aging/sagging skin would leave terrible scars comment is horrifying!

[Aggibale]

yeah, that's like normal eyelid surgery. lol

[xMalnoia]

i think this is a silly question, but is it possible to simulate a epicanthal fold with plastic surgery? I would love one. :(

[samlammd]

not that i know of.

[samlammd]

there are so many ways to do epicanthal folds that i can't tell you about your friend's situation. also, it is not appropriate for me to comment on the recovery of a patient of another doctor. thank you for the question.

best,

sml

[samlammd]

sorry no. she does not live in the United States so i probably will not see her again.

[2degucitas]

By revision do you mean this was a redo of a previous procedure?

[samlammd]

yes. it was a partial incision/suture technique.

[BeautyOfWar]

She's cute, Dr. lam. Hook me up with some numbers, buddy.

On topic. The procedure turned out great. She looks very happy with her double eyelids. How many months until the swelling fully subsides?

[samlammd]

a year. but she will look decent in 3 to 4 weeks with makeup. she will look really good at 3 months and totally where i want her in 1 year.

[samlammd]

oh, sorry.  for the cost, i have been asked not to publish that here. you can call 888-866-3388 or email marcy at lamfacialplastics [dot com].