This is not possible. Let me rephrase this, it is NOT recommended!!!!! The medial canthal area can be repositioned and is done for people who have poorly corrected maxillofacial trauma or born with craniofacial deformities. It is a sophisticated operation. The medial canthal area has...
WHY would a young person need EITHER one?
These operations are usually used to tighten the corner of the eye either when there is lid laxity OR when a downward lower lid pull is anticipated with lid laxity. I cannot find a reason why this operation would be done in a young person and certainly...
Normal recovery following canthoplasty is about 2 weeks for swelling and brusing to resolve.
However, the eyelid shape can take 6-8 weeks to return to normal.
The sutures used to tighten the lower eyelid neeed to hold the tissues in the proper place for long enough for healing to occur.
This...
