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1.What is epicanthoplasty (removal of Mongolian folds)?

A Mongolian fold, which is a physical characteristic of the Northeast Asian Mongoloid races, is the thick skin that droops down, connecting the upper eyelid with the lower eyelid. Epicanthoplasty is the name of the operation that removes Mongolian folds that cover the inner corner of your eyes, so that your eyes look more opened and become more refined and bigger.

For those who have a wide distance between eyes or has small eyes, or looks severe because of inclination of the inner corner of your eyes by a Mongolian fold, then epicanthoplasty is necessary.

When it is performed with a double eyelid surgery at the same time, the actual horizontal length of eyes can be extended and the interepicanthal distance will also be narrowed. After all, attractive and refined double eyelids will be created by improvement of the Mongolian folds.

2.What is Magic epicanthoplasty?

Magic epicanthoplasty(Kwon’ method) is a unique method of surgery in removing Mongolian folds, and is the surgery to be first founded by Teuim plastic surgery in 2004.

Unlike conventional methods, Magic epicanthoplasty primarily releases the tension band and leads to the redistribution of the eyelid skin naturally without the removal of the skin while maintaining the original anatomical relationships.

Therefore, it is a completely new technique first made by Dr. Bongsik Kwon. This method is called the Magic epicanthoplasty. With good reports and reputations by people who have already undertaken this, it is becoming a term that is commonly used in Korea and in many other countries.

Also, it is even used among many other surgeons as a term for their operation methods of simulative epicanthoplasties. To perform Magic epicanthoplasty, a surgeon needs plentiful experiences and extreme carefulness to create optimal results. Teuim plastic surgery have more than 5000 cases of magic epicanthoplasty alone or combined double eyelid surgeries.

Example) Magic epicanthoplasty in a single eyelid

Example) Combination of the Magic epicanthoplasty with the non- incisional double eyelid surgery

Example) Combination of the Magic epicanthoplasty with the incisional/excisional

double eyelid surgery

Example) Combination of the Magic epicanthoplasty with the ptosis correction surgery

Example) Combination of the Magic epicanthoplasty with a revisional double eyelid surgery

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Inner area of Asian eyes is covered by Mongolian folds (For Asians, Mongolian folds start from the Inner corner of the eyes). The epicanthal angles(corners) can be exposed to some extent only by epicanthoplasty. The shapes of the hidden epicanthal angle are quite various and different, but generally, Asian eyes’ angles are rounder and shorter than those of the Caucasians.

Example) Round and curved shape of epicanthal angle

Example) Structural double eyelid surgeries combined with Magic epicanthoplasty in case of the long and sharp epicanthal angle

Example) Caucasian's canthal angle

Example) This picture shows a case of an impossible surgical reformation due to the asymmetric shape of the canthal angle and caruncles(the red tissue at inner corner)

Example) These pictures shows the results from undergoing Magic epicanthoplasty after the asymmetric Mongolian folds.

what is Mongolian folds? ( = Epicanthus, Epicanthal fold, Epicanthic fold)

Examples) Very severe types of Mongolian folds

A vertical fold of skin over the angle of the inner canthus of the eye. It may be slight or marked, covering the canthus and the caruncle. Also called epicanthus, epicanthal fold, epicanthic fold.

Epicanthic folds may be seen in young children of any ethnicity before the bridge of the nose begins to elevate. They may persist where birth is pre-term.

A Mongolian fold is a typical characteristic among North American Indian and Northeast Mongolian races. It often refers to a type of fold where the skin hangs down from the epicanthal region, which passes through the corner of your eyes and finally covers the inner canthus of your eye. Statistics show that most Koreans have Mongolian folds starting from the canthal area, covering the corner of the eyes in various ways. This can create a small and stuffy look of the eye and can worsen one’s impression. The weaker the Mongolian fold, the more refined your eyes’ impressions become. In some ethnicities, the presence of an epicanthic fold is associated with a less prominent upper eyelid crease, commonly termed "single eyelids" as opposed to "double eyelids". The two features are distinct, a person may have both epicanthic fold and upper eyelid crease, one or neither.

If there is no Mongolian fold in one’s eyes, it can be said that he or she has more dominant genes of other races than those of the North Mongolian race. It is a hereditary trait in Asian people and is of no clinical significance.

Example) Typical eyes with a single eyelid accompanied with Mongolian folds

Example) Faded or very light Mongolian folds

Example) Prominent Mongolian folds

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