Do I have a negative canthal tilt? What can I do about it? (photo)

Dear sc075547 Thanks for your question and sharing your photos. I agree with you that at the age of 30 you should not have issues with how your eyes look. I have to say you have pretty eyes but I think you are among a group of patients to have congenital deep set eyes. I also think you may have...

Dear Shans76 Thanks for your question and sharing your photo. The medical term for eyes being too close together is "Hypotelorism". It is usually associated with congenital diseases where the brain has not developed to expand the skull during fatal development. Looking at you I do not think you...

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Please include a photo that has both of your eyes and most of your nose. Then we will be able to appropriately determine the canthal tilt, or angle. A positive canthal angle has the outside corner of the eye higher than the inside corner of the eye. A negative canthal angle would have the...

Hello Jordaro,That is an easy fix with a one sided upper lid blepharoplasty. An appropriate amount of skin is removed from your upper right lid, then the lid is sutured lifting your lid into a nice position equal to your left lid. It can be done under local anesthesia without a problem.Dr. Farole

For significant improvement, hooded eyelids require surgery if there is enough skin. For nonsurgical treatments: Radiofrequency (Thermage or Venus Legacy/Viva), injectable fillers, and a Botox brow lift can help contour the eyebrows and lift the eyelid skin. I recommend getting a formal...