Male Single-Eyelid Ptosis Correction · Hidden-Fold Surgery for Men

It's been a while since I posted on male single-eyelid ptosis correction.

When I first presented this procedure at a conference in 2017, almost no clinic was performing it. The technique took off rapidly after that presentation.

Conference presentation by Dr. Choi Dong-il — Male Blepharoplasty

I went on to write up the work and submit it as an SCI paper,

Conference presentation by Dr. Choi Dong-il — Male Blepharoplasty

which was published in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (Springer), the official journal of ISAPS.

It's the procedure for men whose iris is partially covered by the lid: we open up the eye without creating a visible crease.

Some patients in this group genuinely need ptosis correction; others do not.

Eye photo from a Male Blepharoplasty case

This patient's iris looks heavily covered, but the obstruction is from skin alone — lifting the brow reveals an underlying eye that is actually a normal size. This is what's known as pseudo-ptosis.

Eye photo from a Male Blepharoplasty case

In cases like this, no ptosis correction is needed. A low, hidden crease combined with conservative removal of redundant skin opens the eye visibly.

The result came out well — a satisfying case.

Eye photo from a Male Blepharoplasty case

Looking closely, there's a touch of actor Lee Seung-gi about him.