Hello. A month ago I had canthoplasty with fat repositioning. My eyes are uneven, pinched and tight.Please see my before & after photos. My PS says that my eyes will get back to normal but I'm in big doubts. 8 years I had transconjunctival lower lid blepharoplasty with fat repositioning for tear through with the same PS and I looked fine after 3 weeks. This year ( I'm 44 now) I wanted to refresh my tear through area and here we are.... I'd like to know your opinion. Thank you very much.
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From your photo, it appears that your right upper eyelid is droopy (blepharoptosis) and this is creating an asymmetry in the amount of visible eyelid "shelf". Canthoplasty will not likely correct this problem. Removal of upper eyelid skin is probably not going to be helpful...
A cathopexy is a weaker version of a canthoplasty. A canthoplasty is a deep reconstruction of the lateral canthal angle. It is the strongest form of canthal surgery. The problem is most likely that the "mild ectropion" you have is a more profound structural issue than...
Leo Kim, FRACS(Plast), MS(Plast), MBBS(Hons) says:
First of all, names can be confusing so let's sort that out.
Canthopexy is when your edge of your eyes is fixed usually only with sutures, sometimes with a small hole made in the bone to reposition your lateral eyelid position.
CanthoPLASTY is when you manipulate the lateral eyelid so that you...