Blepharoplasty was one of the first and most common surgeries to appear in China due to the very large single-lidded group of Asians, and the fact that with blepharoplasty, you can often achieve open, wide eyes that are more luminous and dynamic, which is why many young women choose blepharoplasty. After decades of development, there is a wide range of eyelid surgery options, with close to a hundred published reports in various professional journals, which undoubtedly makes most candidates hesitant to choose a surgical procedure and unsure of how to choose. This article will address this confusion. The three methods of blepharoplasty currently used in China’s major cosmetic surgery facilities can be summarized as the buried line method, the incision method, and the Korean blepharoplasty method. The next three methods are described separately: Buried Eyelid Method The buried eyelid method is the least invasive surgical procedure and is performed by connecting the skin to the underlying eyelid tissue with sutures to form a double eyelid fold. Because of the minimal trauma, the recovery time is quick, usually within 1 week, and there is no scarring after surgery. However, because the subcutaneous tissue of the upper eyelid is not adequately treated, some patients may lose their eyelids again some time after the procedure. It is also important to note that the buried eyelid method requires a high degree of skin tightness and is suitable for those who do not have bloated upper eyelids. The incision method The incision method involves surgically cutting the upper lid skin and then performing a series of treatments on the subcutaneous tissues of the upper lid such as muscle and fat to create a double eyelid. The advantage of this method is that it corrects the bloated upper eyelid tissues of oriental people, removes loose skin in cases of laxity, and partially corrects deficiencies such as canthus, so it can be said that the incision method of blepharoplasty can systematically solve various deficiencies of the upper eyelid. The disadvantage is that the upper lid skin is incised, leaving a shallow scar, and the recovery time after surgery is longer than for the buried wire method, usually 1 to 2 weeks for obvious swelling and about 1 to 3 months for a full recovery to nature. It is worth noting that the incision method is the most traditional method of blepharoplasty, but after decades of improvement, the incision method is now very different from the original. This will speed up the healing process and greatly reduce post-operative scarring. Korean blepharoplasty is essentially a small incision blepharoplasty, which, as the name implies, involves designing multiple (usually three) small (usually 2-4mm) incisions in the upper eyelid and suturing the subcutaneous tissue through the incisions to create double eyelids. Since the Korean beauty market is huge and double eyelid surgery is widely performed, Korean doctors have summarized this method and published it in magazines, gaining more recognition, hence the name Korean style blepharoplasty. In fact, small incisions have also been performed in China for a long time, but are not well known because of the late development of the Chinese cosmetic market. Korean blepharoplasty is actually a method of blepharoplasty between the buried and incision methods. Because of the small amount of tissue cut, the recovery time after surgery is shorter than with the incision method, and the incision scar is smaller than with the incision method, but larger than with the buried method. Also, because of the treatment of the subcutaneous tissue, the post-operative eyelid maintenance time is more stable than the buried wire method. However, it is important to note that this method is more strictly for people who have loose upper lid skin and bloated upper lids. The above summary gives you a better understanding of the various types of blepharoplasty and shows that the most important thing about blepharoplasty is that it should be tailored to your own conditions.