I had canthopexy however the eyes never healed properly. One eye has thinner folds and the other has heavy skin. The issue was visible once they started to heal but the dr kept saying the scar was heavy and the issue will resolve. Now approaching 2 years he is now telling me it’s just aging. I didn’t have his problem prior and I am in my 20s. I’ve included a picture a month from the procedure since it is easier to see the problem. Why did this happen and what could be done to fix it? Thank you
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Answer: A photograph from 2 years ago does not tell us much about what is going on right now.
The human face is asymmetric on all people.
During embryological development, the two sides of the face develop independently from each other, and eventually fuse in the midline.
Most peoples eyesocket are not horizontally equal.
It is more common for the left eye socket to sit higher in the...
In order to be able to close your eyelids, you have to have skin redundancy in your upper eyelids with your eyes open.
Have someone take a picture of your upper eyelids with your eyes closed and you’ll see that they’re probably isn’t very much skin redundancy.
To make an assessment regar...
Sorry you are experiencing this complication of subtractive surgery. In my experience most patients are content with this result as they don't see the bags anymore. However I agree with you that it is not the optimal result as things look relatively hollow. For this reason my go to for lower lid...