The quote
“My eyes were drooping, so I had them stitched a little.”
Context
The South Korean actress, who won the 2021 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, said on SBS's Healing Camp that she had her drooping eyelids stitched.
The procedure
Double eyelid surgery
In Youn Yuh-jung's words: “Double eyelid surgery (suture method)”
Double eyelid surgery creates an upper-lid crease where none exists, by a buried-suture technique, a partial incision or a full incision (PMID 19336072). Surgery to form the crease is reported as the most common upper-eyelid procedure among Asian patients, with some people having it 2 to 3 times in a lifetime (PMID 26306083).
Procedure page: Double eyelid surgery
Procedure pages and surgeons
Others on record
People who named the same procedure, most in common first, then the newest statement.
| Person | Year |
|---|---|
| Kyuhyun “Before debuting my management company suggested that I get double eye lid surgery to soften my image, but…” | 2016 |
| Hyolyn “That's because I had a double eyelid surgery.” | 2013 |
| Julie Chen Moonves “He said, 'I cannot represent you unless you get plastic surgery to make your eyes look bigger.' ... After I…” | 2013 |
| Min Hyo-rin “I didn't get a nose job. I got my eyelids done, but my nose is all natural.” | 2012 |
| Shindong “I wanted to gain popularity like my fellow members, that is the reason I decided to get double eyelid surgery.” | 2012 |
| Goo Hara “I had double eyelids already but I got them pinched one more time by my company CEO's suggestion.” | 2010 |
Questions
Did Youn Yuh-jung have double eyelid surgery?
By Youn Yuh-jung's own account, yes. The statement is in Healing Camp (SBS), 2013-05-06, as quoted by TV Daily via Daum, 2013-05-06; translated from Korean, and v.daum.net reported it.
What did Youn Yuh-jung have done?
In Youn Yuh-jung's words: “Double eyelid surgery (suture method)”. Sorted into the procedure library as double eyelid surgery.
Who was Youn Yuh-jung's surgeon?
The statement on record does not name a surgeon. A surgeon is listed only when the patient named them.
How was the record checked?
The quote was copied verbatim from the source page, a second outlet was found reporting the same statement, and both pages were checked 2026-10-01. Rumor and comparisons of photographs are not recorded. The rules are in the method.