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To evaluate a method for repositioning the medial canthal corner to improve aesthetic outcomes in Asian patients with epicanthal folds.

December 9, 2025Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

“Asian epicanthoplasty by realigning the misaligned medial canthal corner with the anatomical medial canthus point through triangular incisions”

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YZYingnan ZhaoQiqihar University BRBoyang RenChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College WCWen ChenHubei University of Medicine

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Surgical technique improves patient satisfaction and aesthetic outcomes in 298 Asians undergoing epicanthoplasty, indicating effective management of epicanthal folds.

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To evaluate a method for repositioning the medial canthal corner to improve aesthetic outcomes in Asian patients with epicanthal folds.
Surgical design involved triangular incisions to access and realign the medial canthus.
Release of superficial fibers of the medial canthal ligament and orbicularis oculi muscle.
Repositioning and refixing of muscle fibers and fibrotic tissue to the deep medial canthal ligament.
88.9% of patients had no obvious scarring postoperatively.
98% of patients expressed general satisfaction with surgical outcomes.
The technique resulted in well-defined double eyelids and natural medial canthus contours.

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Zhao et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401ef02d562116f28f96fb https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000012696

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Surgical technique improves patient satisfaction and aesthetic outcomes in 298 Asians undergoing epicanthoplasty, indicating effective management of epicanthal folds.

“Asian epicanthoplasty by realigning the misaligned medial canthal corner with the anatomical medial canthus point through triangular incisions”

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“Asian epicanthoplasty by realigning the misaligned medial canthal corner with the anatomical medial canthus point through triangular incisions”

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