Epicanthoplasty

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Epicanthoplasty is a type of eye surgery to reduce appearance of epicanthal folds. It is considered to be a challenging procedure by some surgeons because the epicanthal folds overlay the lacrimal canaliculi <ref>Meronk, F. "Epicanthoplasty". Retrieved May 11, 2006.</ref>. Epicanthoplasty is seldom carried out, as removal or reduction of the epicanthal fold is not widely seen as particularly beneficial for practical or cosmetic reasons^{[citation needed]} A much more common surgery is an asian blepharoplasty which involves the creation of a crease in the upper eyelid.