What is the difference between canthopexy and canthoplasty and when and why does a plastic surgeon perform either?

December 16, 2018
Asked By:lisa.777 in Sanger, California

What is the difference between lateral canthopexy and lateral canthoplasty and when & why does a plastic surgeon perform either one? And do these procedures prevent ectropion from occurring during lower eyelid blepharoplasty?

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February 26, 2019

Answer: Canthopexy and canthoplasty

February 26, 2019

Answer: Canthopexy and canthoplasty

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