I would like to raise the corners of my eyes for a more cat eye look. What procedure would be possible? (photos)

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I lived in South Korea for a while and this procedure is quite common as well as in Iran, but I'm unable to find much information and before and after photos of a type of procedure that will raise the corners of the eye to get a more exotic/cat eye look. Im not sure if a lateral canthoplasty, botox, or temple lift is able to achieve this. I'm a young asian female with round eyes. Thank you in advance for your help.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS · Answer

Be careful with this procedure. It needs to be done with consideration of the eye function and natural results. You can see examples on following link. Usually requires more than just canthoplasty and may include elevation of the lower eyelids (lower eyelid retraction surgery).

Dallas Buchanan, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. This type of procedure is getting a lot of social media coverage and seems to be a trend now. My advice would be to not pursue any type of permanent cosmetic procedure to follow something that is trendy. Re-positioning the lateral canthus can be a complicated operation with potential complications and a permanent change to the eye shape and lid position. If in 5 years this trend is out of favor, you may not be able to get back to a natural appearance. I know there are some people out there doing temporary procedures with thread lifts so maybe that would be a more reasonable option for now. Hope this helps!Dallas R. Buchanan, MD, FACSOwner & Board-Certified Plastic SurgeonVIVIFY plastic surgery

Chase Lay, MD · Answer

Morning, a photo of you would be helpful.  What you are asking for would possibly be a combination of canthoplasty with canthopexy where the outer corners of the eyes are changed by raising a reattaching the canthal tendon to the lateral orbital bone.  However, to get the full effect (which is still usually a modest change) you may be looking at a lateral brow lift and anchoring technique of the lateral half or your existing crease.I perform all types of Asian eyelid surgery daily and I can tell you that even though changes can be made they are usually a bit subtle in younger patients if not all procedures are combined and even then the results are modest.  Despite that, patients under go the procedures often and they are typically happy with the results although results to vary.Chase Lay MDAsian eyelid surgery specialist

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

I think you are asking about the new minimally invasive Threads/PDO Cat Eye Lift? The fees are $2,000 ranges for this temporary upto 1 year improvement  under local anesthesia.

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