What is normal?
 Ideally, there is no extra skin, or fold, in the upper lid. There is a natural crease in the center of the upper lid, demonstrating the roundness in the eye. There are no bags hanging from below the lower lid. The eyebrow is positioned above the bone that forms the upper ridge over the eye.
Comment : The eyes are an important center of beauty. High eyebrows are a sign of youth. If you look in a beauty magazine, you can verify that the models invariably have high brows. An extra fold in the upper lid can begin at any age, even childhood. Many young models and actors have eyelid surgery to correct this. In some sense, the goal of upper lid surgery is to allow women to wear makeup. Bags or fullness below the eye, referring to the out-pouching from below the lower lids, can also begin at an early age.
Oriental eyes are a completely different aesthetic consideration. The eyelid design may be considered a desirable ethnic characteristic. There are simple operations designed to eliminate these features if the patient prefers them changed. |