Who it suits
- You have a double eyelid crease that sometimes disappears
- Your crease is thin, or several crease lines form
- Your eyelid skin is thick with more fat and you want a clearer, lasting crease
- You want the eyes to look wider from side to side
- Lower eyelid sagging and wrinkles make you look tired
Is Double Eyelid Surgery right for you?
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How the method is chosen
The eye area is delicate, and small changes there alter the whole impression of the face. Your doctor examines the eyelid skin, fat, the strength of the eye-opening muscle and the shape of the face before choosing a method.
Lahyeon offers three main approaches for double eyelid surgery in Korea: the non-incisional (buried suture) method, the incisional method and canthoplasty to widen the eye. These can be combined when one method alone is not enough.
Non-incisional double eyelid (suture method)
The crease is fixed with fine sutures, without a skin incision. It suits people who already have a crease that comes and goes, a thin crease, or several crease lines.
Surgery takes about 30 minutes under local anesthesia. You can wash your face and wear makeup from day 3 to 4. Use cold compresses for the first 2 to 3 days, and avoid alcohol, smoking, contact lenses and saunas for a while.
Incisional double eyelid
The incisional method suits thick eyelid skin with more fat, cases where the suture method has reached its limit, people who want a clearer crease, and eyes where the eye-opening muscle is slightly weak. The crease it creates is long-lasting.
Surgery takes about 50 minutes under local anesthesia. Stitches come out on day 5 to 7, and you can wash your face and wear makeup after that. Keep the eyes dry until then. Bruising and swelling vary by person and settle from about 2 weeks. Avoid hard exercise, saunas, alcohol and smoking for 2 weeks.
Epicanthoplasty, lateral canthoplasty and lower eyelid surgery
Canthoplasty lengthens the eye horizontally. Opening the inner corner also softens its angle. The incision line is fine, so the scar is barely visible. It takes about 30 minutes under local anesthesia, with stitches out on day 5 to 7. Do not rub the eyes, and avoid alcohol, smoking and saunas for 2 weeks.
Lower blepharoplasty removes sagging skin under the eye and keeps the eye's natural shape, using your own muscle to restore the under-eye roll (aegyo-sal). Depending on the case, under-eye fat repositioning or removal is added. Those fat procedures go through the inner lining of the eyelid, so there is no visible scar. Surgery takes about 1 hour under local anesthesia, with stitches out on day 5 to 7.
After canthoplasty or lower eyelid surgery, use cold compresses for 3 days and warm compresses after that. For lower eyelid surgery, avoid pressing the area, sleep with your head raised to reduce swelling, and contact the clinic if tearing or discomfort continues.
Planning your trip to Seoul
For the suture method, you can wash your face from day 3 to 4. For incisional surgery, canthoplasty and lower eyelid surgery, stitches are removed at the clinic on day 5 to 7, so plan to stay in Seoul for about a week. Your doctor sees you from consultation through surgery and follow-up.
Treatment steps
- Consultation and eyelid examination with your doctor
- Design of the crease line to suit your face
- Local anesthesia and surgery (about 30–60 minutes)
- Go home the same day; cold compresses for the first days
- Stitch removal on day 5–7 for incisional methods
Your medical team
Dr. Im Jung-wooBoard-certified general surgeon
Dr. Kim Il-gonBoard-certified general surgeon
Dr. Koo Bon-junBoard-certified plastic surgeon
What your consultation covers
- One-on-one, in a private room
- Your consultation is held one-on-one, so you can ask about concerns you would rather not raise in front of others.
- A plan based on your proportions
- We look at how the area connects with the rest of your face or body before recommending anything, and we tell you honestly when something is not a good fit.
- A quote for your plan
- Cost depends on what your plan involves, so you receive a quote after the consultation.
- Timing from abroad
- Include your travel dates when you contact us, so recovery and follow-up can be discussed before you book flights.
Questions
My double eyelid keeps disappearing. Which method suits me?
The suture (non-incisional) method is usually recommended. It also suits a thin crease or several crease lines, and you can wash your face and wear makeup from about day 3.
Will under-eye fat repositioning or removal for dark circles leave a scar?
Dark circles have several causes, including fat bulging toward thin skin, visible blood vessels and pigmentation. Fat repositioning and fat removal are done through the inner lining of the lower eyelid, so the scar is not visible. Which one you need depends on your eyes, and if skin aging is advanced, lower blepharoplasty that removes skin may be needed instead.
What are the benefits of canthoplasty, and does it leave a scar?
The design is planned to suit your whole face, so the eyes look larger and more open while staying natural. The incision line is placed precisely, so the scar is barely visible. Healing varies by person.
Who is the incisional method for?
People who want a clear crease, people whose eyelid skin is thick with more fat so a crease does not form, and people whose eye-opening muscle is slightly weak.
What is lower blepharoplasty?
It is surgery for under-eye wrinkles and sagging. Loose, wrinkled skin below the eye is removed, and bulging fat is removed or repositioned depending on your condition, to restore firmer lower eyelids.
Which eye surgery methods does Lahyeon offer?
Lahyeon offers the suture method, the incisional method and canthoplasty (eye corner surgery). Each is planned so the eyes look natural and bright.
Results vary by person.
