Knowledge

Most patients ask if it is okay when the double eyelid fold becomes thin after the surgery. They wonder if there is a need for revision surgery. Why does the fold get thinner?

Double eyelid fold may get thin when the eyelids lose elasticity. Such symptoms naturally occur as time passes by. Moreover, if one rubs the eye too frequently, this may lead to the thinning of the eyelids.

If the eyelid lines become thin because of the eyelid sagging, the doctor can correct that with revision surgery.

In this case, the surgery leaves the previous eyelid fold as it but removes the sagging eyelid. As a result, thin eyelid folds become more definite.

Before undergoing the revision surgery, it is highly important to understand the cause of thin eyelids.

Therefore, it is safer and more advisable to go ahead with the revision surgery only after being explained about the causes through the discussion with a board-certified plastic surgeon.