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Canthopexy and Fat Grafting for Droopy Eyelids?
Hello, I am very dissatisfied with my eyes. I am wondering if a Canthopexy and Fat Grafting is too much to do or if I qualify for it?
I'm 20 years old. My current eyes tend to look overly round and droop downwards more so in pictures as well as having "huge lids" which I feel gives my face a goofy look rather than attractive. I feel like slanting my eye will support my drooping lower part and elongate the eye taking the roundness away and I feel the Fat grafting will give a nice hood making the eye look more dramatic.
Asked 29 months ago by
Ana1227 in NYC
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Is Canthopexy and Fat Grafting the answer for droopy eyelids?
Although the picture shown is out of focus, I can make a few comments.
1- The upper eyelid may have what we call ptosis, or drooping, because it seems like it covers too much of the brown part (the iris) of your eye. I don't know that fat grafting would fix it. You should be evaluated in person. You should consider an eyelid ptosis repair. It will open up your eye, and shorten the apparent length of the upper eyelid.
2- On most people the lower lid just touches the lower border of the...
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