Medical Textbooks Published

1. Asian Blepharoplasty(A Surgical Atlas), Butterworth-Heinemann,1995.

2."Oculoplastic Surgery—The Essentials"(Textbook): Chen, WPDC (Editor), Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. (Stuttgart and New York); 2001. Translated to Portugese edition.

3.“Color Atlas of Cosmetic Oculofacial Surgery” (Textbook): Chen, Khan and McCord, Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier Science. 2004.

4. Chen,WPD: “Asian Blepharoplasty and the Eyelid Crease, with DVD.” (A color atlas). Butterworth-Heinemann/Elsevier Science, Ltd. (2006)

5.“Color Atlas of Cosmetic Oculofacial Surgery, with DVD”, Second Edition (Textbook),Chen WPD and Khan J, Elsevier-Science/Saunders, 2010. Translated to Spanish Edition.

6. WPD Chen: “Asian Blepharoplasty and the Eyelid Crease”, 2016 textbook with video resources (Inkling) (Third Edition. Elsevier Science.)


Academic Peer-reviewed Publications

Tarsal Polishing and Mucous Membrane Grafting for Cicatricial Entropion, Trichiasis, and Epidermalization. Ophthalmic Surgery, 1983,Vol.14:1021-1025.

Enucleation and Myoconjunctival Attachment to Improve Prosthetic Motility. Chapter 85,Techniques in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery (by Wesley,R; John Wiley and Sons,Inc.)1986.

Tarsal Polishing and Mucous Membrane Grafting for Cicatricing Diseases of the Eyelids. Chapter 44,Techniques in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery (by Wesley,R; John Wiley and Sons,Inc.)1986.

Asian Blepharoplasty--Anatomy and Technique. J. Ophthal. Plast. and Reconstr. Surg; Vol.3 (3):135-140,1987.

Contributor to chapter on "Enucleation", in Oculoplastic Surgery, Second Edition, by McCord CD and Tanenbaum M; Pages 411-417; Raven Press,1987.

A Comparision of Caucasian and Asian Blepharoplasty. Ophthalmic Practice, Vol.9 (5): 216-222,1991.

Enucleation,Evisceration and Exenteration. Chapter 19 (Pages 581-608), in Oculoplastic Surgery, Third Edition,McCord CD,Tanenbaum M, and Nunery WR; Raven Press(1995).

Tarsal Polishing and Mucous Membrane Graft for Cicatricing Diseases and Trichiasis, Chapter 15, in the 3 volumes textbook; Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; (Editor:Bosniak S.) W.B.Saunders,1995.

Concept of Triangular, Rectangular and Trapezoidal Debulking of Eyelid Tissues:Application in Asian Blepharoplasty. Plast. Reconstr. Surgery; Vol.97,No.1:212-218;Jan.1996.

"Eyelid and Eyelid Skin Diseases",in Chapter 6 of the book "Clinical Guide to Comprehensive Ophthalmology,Pages 137-182(Editors:David Lee,E.Higginbotham), Thieme, 1999.

"Aesthetic Eyelid Surgery in Asians: An East-West View.” Hong Kong Journal of Ophthalmology. Vol.3, No.1. Pages 27-31. 2000

Chen WPD: The Concept of a Glide Zone as It Relates to Upper Lid Crease, Lid Fold, and Application in Upper Blepharoplasty. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.119(1):379-386, January 2007.

Chen WPD: Beveled Approach for Revisional Surgery in Asian Blepharoplasty. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.120(2):545-552, August 2007.

“Asian Blepharoplasty”, Chapter 10, in textbook of “Eyelid and Periorbital Surgery”, in pages 317-330, Editors: McCord CD and Codner MA. Quality Medical Publishing, Inc. 2008

“Upper Blepharoplasty in the Asian Patient”,Chapter 9, Pages 105-114, in Putterman’s Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery, Fourth Edition. (Editor: Fagien S) Saunders/Elsevier. 2008

“Preoperative Patient Counseling for Cosmetic Blepharoplasty”, Chapter 3 in Pearls and Pitfalls in Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery: Hartstien, Massry and Holds; Springer-Verlag, New York, 2013 Second Edition.

“Preoperative Preparation and Anesthesia in Blepharoplasty”, Chapter 8 in Pearls and Pitfalls in Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery: Hartstien, Massry and Holds; Springer-Verlag, New York, 2013 Second Edition.

“Asian Blepharoplasty: The Essential Steps”, chapter in “Manual of Oculoplastic Surgery”(Fourth Edition). Editor: Levine MR; SLACK Publishing, 2010

“Asian Blepharoplasty”, chapter in “The Art of Aesthetic Surgery: Principles and Techniques”(Second Edition), Edited by Foad Nahai, Quality Medical Publishing, Inc. (2011)

Asian Upper Lid Blepharoplasty: An Update on Indications and Technique. WPD Chen, J Park. Facial Plastic Surgery 2013; 29:26-31

S Chang, WPD Chen, IC Cho,TJ Ahn: “Comprehensive Review of Asian Cosmetic Upper Eyelid Oculoplastic Surgery: Asian Blepharoplasty and the Like”. Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg 2014; 20(3):129-139

WPD Chen: Book review in Aesth Surgery Journal: on “Clinics of Plastic Surgery(Jan.2015)”: Lower Lid and Midface: Multispecialty Approach. (Editors: B.Azizzadeh, G.Massry)

“What are my recommendations regarding Asian Blepharoplasty”: a chapter in Curbside Consultations in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions. Second Edition(Editors: Robert Kersten, Timothy McCulley. 2015 SLACK)

“Visual, Physiological, and Aesthetic Factors and Pitfalls in Asian Blepharoplasty.” ( WPD Chen) Aesth Surg Journal 2016; 36(3):275-83 (Oxford University Press)

WPD Chen: "Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty", Chapter in "Aesthetic Rejuvenation of the Face and Neck", pg 268-272 (Bruce F. Connell, Michael J. Sundine) 2016 (Thieme Medical Publishers)

Chapter 10 on Asian Blepharoplasty: in Eyelid and Periocular Surgery, Second Edition (by Mark Codner and Clinton McCord MD; QMP, 2016)

Upper Eyelid Crease Malposition, Correction and Treatment. Chapter in “ Problems in Oculoplastic Surgery: A Repair Manual” (Foad Nahai, Editor; In press)

“Asian Blepharoplasty” Chapter in "Master Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: Facial Plastic Surgery", Wayne F.Larrabee MD, Ridgway and Patel. Lippencott Williams & Wilkins) (2017)

WPD Chen(Senior Author), in Chapter 31: “Asian Blepharoplasty”,in “Essentials of Aesthetic Surgery ” (Textbook, Editor: Jeff Janis MD, In press 2018)

JAMA Facial Plast Surg. 2018 May 1;20(3):249-250. doi: 10.1001/jamafacial.2017.1793. Asian Upper Blepharoplasty. Chen WPD1,2.

Video PRS Global Open: Primary Double Eyelid Surgery—Trapezoidal Debulking of Upper Eyelid Tissues. (Plast Reconstr.Surg-Global Open: May 2018-Volume 6-Issue 5-e1780. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000001780) 5:44 mins.

Video PRS Global Open: Revisional Asian Blepharoplasty—Bevelled Approach and Resetting of Eyelid Lamellas. (4 mins) (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open: August 7, 2018 - Volume 6( Issue 8); e1785. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001785)

“Face the Case—Repairing a Large Eyelid Defect” Expert: Dr.William Chen; Video Author: Kate Boehm, MD. PRS Global Open (April 3, 2019)

WPDChen: “Techniques, Principles & Benchmarks in Asian Blepharoplasty.” Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2019; 7:e2271; doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002271; Published online 23 May 2019. (11 pages Original article with 4 videos, under COSMETIC SECTION of PRS Global Open.)

WPDChen: "The Eyelid Crease Height, Depth, and Shape: A Scoring System for Revisional Asian Blepharoplasty". Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2020; 8:e2802; doi: 10.1097/ GOX.0000000000002802; Published online 29 May 2020 (10 pages Original article, under Cosmetic Section of PRS Global Open).