Detached canthi from eyeball: how can this be resolved? (photos)

November 1, 2016
Asked By:The Hours, Glass in Los Angeles, CA

After canthopexies with bone fixation in an inferior position I developed a space next to the eyeball (the canthi became detached from the eyeball), an additional skin pinch blepheroplasty made the lower lid retract. Six months ago I underwent canthopexy surgery to resolve, without any improvement: eyes look the same and are still as irritated, dry, itchy. The canthi seem positioned much more inferior than they originally were before any of the canthopexies: could this be the culprit?What to do?

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February 16, 2019

Answer: The answer is simple: lateral canthoplasty is not powerful enough to repair this.

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Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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February 16, 2019

Answer: The answer is simple: lateral canthoplasty is not powerful enough to repair this.

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Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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November 7, 2016

Answer: Retracted lower eyelid/ectropion

Randal Haworth, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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November 7, 2016

Answer: Retracted lower eyelid/ectropion

Randal Haworth, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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November 3, 2016

Answer: Revision canthoplasty

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACSOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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November 3, 2016

Answer: Revision canthoplasty

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACSOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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November 18, 2016

Answer: Full canthoplasty and skin graft

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November 18, 2016

Answer: Full canthoplasty and skin graft

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November 7, 2016

Answer: Lateral Retraction

November 7, 2016

Answer: Lateral Retraction