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Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of minimally invasive 980nm laser assisted lipolysis and skin tightening in lower eyelid blepharoplasty of Asian patients. Introduction: Patients with mild and moderate degree of eyebags underwent 980nm laser-assisted lipolysis via lower eyelid stab incision between December 2017 to December 2019. Total energy of 1200J -2000J was delivered to both eyebags at 6 to 10 W. They were followed up for at least 6 months. Materials / method: Evaluation criteria was reviewed by photograph taken pre-operatively and 6-months post-operatively on Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS), the patient’s perspective from the questionnaire with the perception of reduction in eyebags size, the average perception of improvement in skin tightening, and the patient overall satisfaction, all with a score of 1-5 (5 being the most noticeable and very satisfied) and complications such as dyspigmentation, hematoma, prolonged edema, skin bump and thermal burn were documented as well. Results: A total of 178 cases with 137 women and 41 men were included. A total of 166 patients (93.26%) revealed an improvement in GAIS, with the 12 patients (6.74%) complaint no change 6 month postoperatively. Perception of improvement in eye bag protrusion scored 4.39± 0.59, improvement in skin tightening scored 4.42±0.58 and the overall patient’s satisfaction scored 4.59±0.53. The patients average recovered swelling from 4.35±2.3 days. There were 5 patients (2.8%) with dyspigmentation, 3 patients (1.69%) with prolonged edema and 2 patients (1.12%) with skin bump. Conclusion: Patients with mild to moderate degree of eyebags who resist surgery are good candidates for laser assisted lower eyelid blepharoplasty.