This is Dr. Jihyeok Jeong, a plastic surgery specialist at AB Plastic Surgery.

Today, I would like to talk about double eyelid failure cases, which is a common question many patients ask during eye surgery/double eyelid consultation.

Q. Are there any specific eyes that fail during double eyelid surgery?

1. If you want the double eyelid shape of a famous person, such as celebrity, whose structure may not suit you, etc.

When consulting on double eyelid or ptosis correction surgery, photos of famous people such as celebrities and influencers are often shown and says, “Please do surgery with this eye shape/eyes.” However, just as everyone’s face looks different, you need to think once more about whether the double eyelid of the person you want to resemble will really suit you. In most cases, just because you have double eyelid or ptosis correction, you do not get the same results as the eyes of the person you want to resemble, and when you closely look at the eyes of pretty celebrities, there are also cases where the double eyelid and eyes are not as pretty as expected. Even if you get a double eyelid shape similar to the celebrity/influencer you want to resemble, there is a high possibility that you will be dissatisfied if the result does not suit you well. Therefore, in order to obtain a satisfactory result, you must consult a plastic surgeon to improve the double eyelid line. The important part is to find the eye shape and surgical method that best suits you.

2. If you do not know what kind of results you will get from double eyelid surgery

Unlike answer number 1, there are often patient who say during the consultation, “I don’t know much, so please go for the line you recommend.” In these cases, we recommend the most appropriate double eyelid line or ptosis correction after sufficient consideration based on our experience as a plastic surgeon. Through detailed explanations of the surgical method and expected surgical results, we provide a patient’s perspective on changes in eye shape after surgery. It is also important to fully understand this part. Sometimes, people do not understand the difference between double eyelid surgery or the changes in eye shape that occur after surgery, and they tend to vaguely think that eyelid surgery will result in pretty eyes, so they feel awkward due to the changing shape of the eyes and double eyelid after surgery.

3. Cases where the shape of the eyes gradually changes after double eyelid surgery/ptosis correction

In this case, rather than seeing it as a failure of double eyelid surgery, it can be seen as something that requires follow-up care. After surgery, the surgical site may be uncomfortable for a while, but in some cases, the patient cannot endure such symptoms due to lack of care, such as rubbing the surgical site or opening and closing the eye excessively. Inflammation may occur in the surgical site, causing the threads that secure it to loosen. If these symptoms occur, after some time has passed and the surgical site has stabilized, a new double eyelid line can be drawn and correction of the unsatisfactory area can be performed. If symptoms like the one in question occur, rather than solving them right away, observe them over a period of time, they may stabilize and produce better results. Therefore, when symptoms appear, be sure to consult with a plastic surgeon and develop a plan for satisfactory results. 

4. In conclusion, there is no specific eye in which double eyelid surgery fails.

There are many different shapes that match the line desired by those who are concerned about double eyelid and ptosis correction. Only by planning and executing the surgical method that best suits your eye structure have highly satisfying and beautiful eyes without failure. However, from a plastic surgeon’s perspective, there are cases where double eyelid surgery and ptosis correction are more difficult than other. But when performing surgery on this case, there are factors that need to be performed in more detail, and I believe that the surgery is separate from the failure factors.
As a plastic surgeon, defining eye surgery failure can be a difficult task, in the case of double eyelid surgery, it can be considered a case of failure if the result is significantly different from the shape the customer wanted, or the shape is seen by others as strange and unsuitable. AB Plastic Surgery develops a surgical plan according to the shape and characteristics of each patient’s eyes, so do not worry too much about double eyelid surgery failure and feel free to come for a consultation.

If you have any further questions about double eyelid or ptosis correction, please call 010-4393-1298 or through WhatsApp for more detailed consultation.

Writer. Plastic surgery specialist Dr. Jihyeok Jeong