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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1730842
Asian Blepharoplasty: The Indian Perspective
Abstract
The upper eyelid crease is an indentation at the level where fibers from the levator aponeurosis insert into the skin. Typically, Asian eyes are described as creaseless and puffy and the aim of blepharoplasty is to achieve an eyelid crease, without losing the ethnicity of the individual. We aim to describe the most commonly performed technique as well as the peculiar points to be kept in mind from the Indian perspective.
Publication History
Article published online:
28 June 2021
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