TL;DR
Epicanthoplasty is a surgical procedure used to adjust the inner or outer corner of the eye.
It helps the eyes appear more open and defined, without looking overdone.
Medial epicanthoplasty is the most common technique and targets the inner eye corner.
Before we try to underst...
In Asia, there is an age-old perception that smooth, fair skin enhances the beauty and youthfulness of the face and body. Such skin is prized by many women and desired by many men. This belief prevails throughout modern Asia. There is a good scientific and social basis for this a...
Asian rhinoplasty is one of the most common surgical procedures performed by surgeons dealing with the Asian face. However, there is little conformity in surgical approaches and a wide variety of techniques exists. This is confusing for the novice surgeon who does not yet have the benefit of many ye...
As the face ages, deflation of soft tissue and deep or superficial fat compartments in the cheeks and around the eyes leads to volume loss and poor skin support. Starting from the cheekbones, this loss of facial volume causes the skin to droop or sag causing prominent nasolabial and marionette lines...
Are you curious about undergoing breast augmentation surgery, but don’t know exactly where to start?
To help you decide, we’ve put together some of the reasons why you should pick either saline or silicone breast implants in Singapore.
Important Things to Consider
1. Differe...
Dr Woffles Wu is an author and was a regular contributor to the 8-Days Magazine for 8 years with his column, “My Word”. His stories are philosophical and highlight the amazing qualities of ordinary men and women and their friendships with author.
Dr Wu currently has a monthly column for the S...
Dr Woffles Wu is a fully trained Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Surgeon with over 30 years experience performing cleft lip and palate surgery. He joined the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Singapore General Hospital as a Medical Officer in 1987 before commencing his plastic surgery residency ...
TL;DR
There are two main techniques used in double eyelid surgery.
The incisional approach reshapes the eyelid by adjusting skin, muscle, and fat.
A non-incisional suture, on the other hand, is a minimally invasive approach to creating a crease.
Double eyelid surgery is a hig...
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Beauty - an elusive concept that is so broad, so hard to quantify. Or is it? Poets have raved about it for centuries in enough odes to fill a library in a dozen Ian-guages....
