Double eyelid fold of korean women in their 20 S —formation, shape, and patient preferences—

Abstract

At least 61% of clinic visitors hope to have double eyelid fold surgery. Owing to the high interest in this surgery, I often have difficulty determining whether the surgery should be done, and if so, in what way. To respond to the increasing awareness and desires of people and to increase the quality of surgery, I investigated the formation of double eyelid folds in Korean women in their 20s and surveyed their awareness and preferences of cosmetic surgery. (1) I investigated the formation, shape, and preferences of double eyelid folds of 732 women in their 20s living in Seoul and one regional city(Table 2). (2)The rate of formation of double eyelid folds in Korean women in their 20s was 53.8%, which was lower than the Japanese women's rate of 69.2% at the same age (Table 3). (3)Of those with folds, 60.4% had the “increasingly broadened” types and 36% had the “parallel” types. This is similar to the situation in Japan, where the “increasingly broadened” type is common among people up to their 20s(Table 4). (4)Of patients who had had surgery, 94.1% were operated on in a plastic surgery clinic. Only 37% of respondents intended to undergo plastic surgery, but 72.5% had a positive and favorable attitude about letting their future children undergo the surgery. The “parallel” type, which has a narrow fold width, was the preferred type of eyelid fold. © 1996, The Showa University Society. All rights reserved.