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YES, the outer corners of your eyes can be elevated by revising canthopexy. My approach is to elevate the outer corners with a stable attachment to bone using the Piezo. Results can be dramatic and women have been happy with it. Cheeks are elevated a bit with the lower eyelids to prevent hollowing of lower eyelids that may occur if they are lifted without cheeks. Upper eyelids must also be opened a bit more when outer corner of eyes lifted to prevent narrowed appearance of your eyes, keeping them wide open, awake, sensuous, and beautiful.... forever. We've been doing this procedure for a couple of years and will try to post some result pix, but haven't taken time for that yet.
It would be great to see a photo of your eyes. However, as a general rule if you had an upper blepharoplasty and removed the excess skin from the upper eyelid you can then also do a canthoplasty or canthopexy to lift and change the shape of the eye to be more almond. In some patients wanting a cat eye look, you may want to consider a mid-face brow lift suspension.
When we draw a horizontal line between the lateral cantus, which is the outer corner of the eye, and the medial cantus, we understand that your lateral cantus are lower. With almond eye surgery, your lateral cantus can be lifted higher.
A canthopexy is a weak lateral canthal surgery meant to reenforce the lower eyelid hammock function. It is done by slinging the orbicularis oculi muscle laterally with the intention of supporting the position of the lower eyelid. A lateral canthoplasty is a deeper, more powerful procedure that...
In looking at this photograph, it is clear that your lateral cantoplasty is not correctly structured. Not only is there a gap between the eyelid and the eye that should not be present, but the canthal corner has not been put together correctly. The absolute end of the lower eyelid needs to...
