If you have sunken eyes like Lee Dong-wook, it's better to correct them. The reason is...

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Hello.

💖your beauty universe! I am Dr. Park Sun-hee, Director of UBER Plastic Surgery :)💖

Today, we will look into sunken eye cases.

Q: I thought sunken eyes only occur as you age, is that not the case?

There can be various causes for sunken eyes.

They may always appear sunken due to the position of the brow bone and the eyeball,

and in younger people, it can happen if excessive fat removal was performed during a previous surgery.

It's not necessarily true that the upper eyelids only sink in as you get older;

this area can appear sunken even at a young age.

Whether you naturally have sunken eyes or not, as you age,

the elasticity of the tissues around the eyes decreases and the internal tissues atrophy.

When the skin that used to support them also loses elasticity, the eyes can look quite hollow and sunken!

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Alternatively, as you age, the strength of the eye-opening muscles weakens. If you can't open your eyes properly,

they might appear deeply sunken. However, not all sunken eyes look bad;

in some cases, they can look quite natural!!

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Sunken Eye Case 1_Monika

Sunken eyes change significantly even within a single day!

They look less sunken in the morning and much more sunken in the afternoon.

They might appear more sunken if a photo is taken in the afternoon,

and it also varies depending on your facial expressions.

In Monika's case, this feature suits her face shape and facial features well, and since this area acts like a double eyelid,

if it harmonizes well with the face, sunken eye correction is not necessary!!

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Q: Then, is correction necessary as you age?

Sunken eye correction is needed when you personally feel the need for it!

If you feel uncomfortable opening your eyes, experience fatigue, and find daily life difficult because of your eyes,

-> In such cases, sunken eye correction is recommended!

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Sunken Eye Case 2_Lee Dong-wook

It seems like his eyes might be subtly uncomfortable!

If you are young and your skin elasticity is in good condition,

you might not feel much discomfort caused by sunken eyes,

and the sunken areas may harmonize with your overall face.

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It's hard to say that correction is absolutely necessary,

but people with similar conditions often complain of discomfort!

Because the energy used to open the eyes is diverted to the force of the eyes sinking in, it causes fatigue.

If this area is slightly filled with volume or corrected, multiple eyelid folds can be somewhat resolved,

and the feeling of fatigue can be significantly reduced.

-> Sunken eye correction is recommended!

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Q: What are the methods for correcting sunken eyes?

It varies from person to person.

1. Congenital hollowness

2. Weak eye-opening muscle strength

It is difficult to judge this on your own.

What if the eye-opening strength is normal, but it's simply a hollowness issue?

-> Fill in the sunken areas

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Sunken Eye Case 3

[Female in her 30s, previously underwent non-incisional double eyelid surgery]

No fat removal was done, but she has thin skin + congenital sunken eyes.

Her eye-opening strength is normal, but the left eye is more sunken, causing the double eyelid fold to loosen.

-> Because the double eyelid will reappear just by restoring volume,

only upper eyelid fat grafting was performed.

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After surgery, the fat volume presses down like this, allowing the double eyelid to form.

At 2 weeks, there is some swelling, and at 5 months, you can see that a lot of the volume is well-maintained.

This patient also mentioned that opening her eyes became much more comfortable.

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When eye hollowness is the primary cause,

resolving just that area can create a double eyelid

and make opening the eyes much more comfortable.

Q: What if the eye-opening strength is weak?

Ptosis correction should be done together!

Also, typically for those in their 50s or older with sunken eyes, if volume is added to the hollow areas,

the volume on the upper eyelid is restored, creating a force that presses down on the double eyelid.

Then, a double eyelid that looked large and thick may appear thinner, and a fold that seemed about to loosen

will settle back into place.

However, if the eyelids are sagging, they might feel even more droopy after the surgery.

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If previously you didn't feel your double eyelids were large or sagging, but only sunken, and after correcting the hollowness

the eyelids appear to sag,

-> it is necessary to correct the sagging areas!

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When correcting sunken eyes in patients in their 50s or older, considering the resulting excess skin,

it is advisable to perform upper eyelid fat grafting along with an upper blepharoplasty to remove the excess skin.

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If the eye-opening strength is determined to be weak, ptosis correction + upper blepharoplasty + upper eyelid fat grafting

can be performed in various combinations depending on the case!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSwYZ4zEXxw&t=27s

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