I had my surgery in late December 2014, with a partial incision and in-out line. For the year before that, I had been using double eyelid tape constantly, and before that I only used it occasionally at home.
After going to the clinic and deciding on a partial incision in-out line, I was told that because the distance between my eyes and eyebrows was narrower than other people’s, I couldn’t make it too large, and I had it made thinner than what the doctor recommended because I wanted a more natural double eyelid.
Since I’m the type whose face doesn’t swell much even if I eat ramen and go to sleep, the swelling was bad for the first 3 days, and it went down quickly enough that I could go outside just 2 to 3 days after removing the stitches.
Now that 4 years have passed, looking back on my surgery, what I want to tell others is that even after the swelling goes down, I recommend carefully observing your double eyelids. Because I wanted a very natural double eyelid from the start, there was no issue of it becoming thinner or turning into a hidden double eyelid as the swelling went down, but when I looked closely after some time had passed, the front part was not a complete “in.” Looking closely, I had a slight epicanthic fold at the inner corner, and because of that, the double eyelid line didn’t go inward and the front part was slightly floating. When I open my eyes, it’s hard to see because of the double eyelids, but the front part doesn’t go inward, so it’s an out line that also looks a little loose. Even though I had my double eyelids made thin, I think the reason they didn’t get any thinner is because of that. I don’t plan to get revision surgery, but every now and then, another thicker double eyelid appears above my eyes, very, very occasionally. It would have been nice to know in advance, but I’ve been satisfied with my condition for a long time now, so I just live with it.
I hope others can check their own appearance carefully in advance and achieve the look they wanted.
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