Ms. A, a 25-year-old female college student preparing for employment ahead of graduation, has recently been considering double eyelid surgery. She is worried that her small, upward-slanting eyes may make her look somewhat sharp and intense, which could work against her in job interviews. She also believes that larger, softer-looking eyes that give a kind and gentle impression may leave a better impression on interviewers, which is one reason she is considering double eyelid surgery.
◇Can eye surgery help refine your impression?
As the saying goes, “The eyes are the window to the soul,” the eyes are one of the most important parts of the face. It is true that gentle-looking eyes can make the overall impression appear softer and kinder. The eyes also play an important role in determining first impressions, and because many people make eye contact during conversation and connection, people often name someone with beautiful eyes as their ideal type.
For this reason, interest is increasing in eye surgery to create a favorable impression, as in Ms. A’s case. Recently, eye procedures have become common choices because they are relatively simple compared with procedures on other areas and the change after treatment tends to be relatively noticeable, making them feel less burdensome. Many women choose double eyelid surgery to create large, kind-looking eyes.
Then how can narrow, upward-slanting eyes be made to look larger and gentler? This is difficult to achieve with double eyelid surgery alone.
Director Hwang Ho of Hyundai Aesthetic Surgery explained, “In the past, for people whose outer eye corners were significantly upturned, the best available option was to accept the limitations and undergo double eyelid surgery together with epicanthoplasty and lateral canthoplasty. These days, however, lower canthoplasty can lower the lower eyelid and help an upward-slanting eye shape angle downward.”
Director Hwang added, “Lower canthoplasty also has the advantage of a lower scar burden on the skin because the surgery is performed through the conjunctiva. For patients with narrow, upward-slanting eyes, lateral canthoplasty and lower canthoplasty are performed together, allowing the size and width to be adjusted, and eyes that give a gentle impression can also be expected.”
In this way, the under-eye S-line created through lower canthoplasty can help create a gentle eye shape, so an improvement in the overall image can be expected from a change in the eyes alone.
Director Hwang Ho emphasized, “Although eye surgery is considered a common procedure, it must be designed according to each person’s eye shape. Excessive expectations can create an unnatural eye appearance, so thorough consultation with a specialist is necessary, and it is important to receive the procedure at a plastic surgery clinic with extensive experience using the method suited to you.”
▲ Kukmin Ilbo news article (2011.09.22) Source: Kukmin Ilbo · Reported on 2011.09.22 · Reporter Song Byeong-gi · Original article news.kmib.co.kr
Information from Hyundai Aesthetic Surgery Clinic: Guide to eye surgery in Gangnam