A Review of Dr. Jang Uk’s Dual Lower Blepharoplasty at Obje Plastic Surgery

Hello, this is Obje Plastic Surgery. This post will be a little different from usual.

The topic we prepared is a ‘dual lower blepharoplasty review.’ But this is not just any review.

It is Dr. Jang Uk of Obje Plastic Surgery sharing his own review after personally undergoing dual lower blepharoplasty.

After always treating countless patients,

a story about dual lower blepharoplasty that he experienced himself.

Shall we take a look at this interesting story now?

Can you feel Dr. Jang Uk’s changed appearance? After lower-eye surgery, he took off his glasses and shared this review from both a plastic surgeon’s and a patient’s perspective.

Motivation for undergoing dual lower blepharoplasty

First reason

Actually, I had planned to have surgery 2 to 3 years ago. But I was so busy that I couldn’t make time.

At that time, I kept hearing that I looked tired, to the point that looking in the mirror became stressful. I also always felt bothered by the bulging under my eyes when I looked in the mirror, and once I started noticing it, the under-eye bulging was the first thing my eyes went to every time I looked in the mirror.

Second reason

Another reason was the questions patients asked during consultations.

The question was, “Doctor, it looks like the area under your eyes is protruding, so why didn’t you have it done?” In fact, many people asked me that. T.T

When I received questions like this, I found myself thinking about various things. Just like the saying that ophthalmologists do not usually get LASIK themselves,

I wondered whether plastic surgeons also avoid surgery because of possible side effects.

I thought it would be good to show it firsthand, and that is why I decided to undergo dual lower blepharoplasty.

Third reason

When patients decide to have surgery, they are given a surgery consent form.

At that time, we explain the symptoms that may appear after surgery. While it is good to explain these things one by one to patients, I thought actually going through the surgery myself would help me better understand patients’ perspectives and symptoms.

Dual lower blepharoplasty Dr. Jang Uk received

♣ Dual lower blepharoplasty

This surgery combines the advantages of standard lower blepharoplasty and transconjunctival fat repositioning.

The lower eyelid consists of three layers. The outermost layer is the skin and muscle layer, the middle layer is the orbital septum and under-eye fat, and the innermost layer is the fascial sheath and conjunctiva. If surgery is performed while preserving the existing structure, natural results and faster recovery can be achieved.

However, with standard lower blepharoplasty,

although a wide range of correction is possible, because the muscle layer must be removed during surgery, it is difficult to preserve the anatomical structure of the three layers. In this case, some nerves must also be removed, so recovery takes time.

In addition, with transconjunctival fat repositioning, the three-layer anatomical structure is preserved, so recovery is fast and there is the advantage that no scar is visible, but it has the drawback of making it difficult to correct sagging in the skin and muscle layer.

Why Dr. Jang Uk of Obje Plastic Surgery chose dual lower blepharoplasty!

✔ Lack of skin elasticity

In this case, if only under-eye fat repositioning is performed, there is a high possibility that fine wrinkles will increase, and it can give the impression that excess skin remains on the outer side.

For this reason, dual lower blepharoplasty, including a skin incision, was chosen.

When consulting with actual patients, there are ambiguous cases during the surgical assessment for those with reduced skin elasticity.

For these patients, under-eye fat repositioning can improve the protruding area,

but because the skin’s elasticity is reduced, addressing only the under-eye fat may increase fine wrinkles

and can leave the impression that some skin remains on the outer side.

In such cases, patients must choose by prioritizing either fine wrinkles or scarring.

If you choose scarring

Chosen by those who want overall improvement; while the outer scar must be taken into account, it helps improve under-eye bulging, sagging skin, and some fine wrinkles.

If you choose fine wrinkles

Chosen by those who absolutely do not want a scar line; although it may feel like some skin remains, it helps improve only the bulging in a natural way.

Dr. Jang Uk’s choice

Rather than the scar,

focus on overall improvement

※ At Obje Plastic Surgery, a ‘self skin elasticity test’ is performed before surgery.

There are two related tests: 1/ distraction test 2/ snapback test.

Dr. Jang Uk of Obje Plastic Surgery before and after dual lower blepharoplasty

Before surgery

A visible step along the tear trough, with fine wrinkles and deep wrinkles. A general feeling of reduced elasticity. Overall, a hollow, tired look.

After surgery

I will explain this in detail in the next post~

■ The standard of plastic surgery: you can see Dr. Jang Uk’s appearance after lower blepharoplasty in a video.