Comprehensive Review of Asian Cosmetic Upper Eyelid Oculoplastic Surgery: Asian Blepharoplasty and the Like

The field of Asian Aesthetic Oculoplastic Surgery is a rapidly growing area – with upper eyelid blepharoplasty ranking as the most commonly performed procedure in Asian aesthetic surgery. The main objective of this article is to provide simplification and reorganization to the surgical procedures of this topic, namely supratarsal crease surgery and epicanthoplasty techniques. In addition, a recommendation for unified terminology and an enhanced explanation of the aesthetic goals of the procedures will be offered. This paper will also evaluate some of the advantages and disadvantages of various surgical approaches in an objective fashion, based on anatomic and physiological criteria of the individual patient at hand. The imprecise use of terminologies in Asian Aesthetic Oculoplastic Surgery has always been a problem with doctor/patient interaction. This leads to miscommunication, unrealized expectations, and suboptimal results. Because the Asian languages inherently have the capacity to hold multiple meanings even within the same word, there is an even greater importance in using unified language to optimize doctor/patient communication (Table 1). Too often, complications occur due to faulty primary surgery based on incorrect concepts and choices. Although the choice in Suzie H. Chang, William P. Chen, In Chang Cho, Tae Joo Ahn