Will lifting my eye with another stitch help my scleral show/slight ectropion? Canthopexy or canthoplasty? Or will this make it worse? 7 weeks post op, but scleral show only getting worse. Massaging and squinting daily. Looking for a doctor to help me, my surgeon thinks my eyes look great and perfect so she is not any help. All the doctors I have asked has suggested canthopexy or canthoplasty. Not having any surgery until at least 6 months, but need to know my options.
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Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS (license on probation) says:
Yes, this can be resolved using lateral canthopexy. You would benefit from a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon. From your pictures, you appear to be in good health and young, so the muscle and skin have good tone. This procedure is simpler than a canthoplasty. A Skype or...
Thanks for reaching out. You are not alone. I have seen similar sad things happen to other patients who came to me for a consult on how to treat the hyperpigmentation and hollowing and/or irregularities in contour under the eye.
It appears to me from your pictures that you have...