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Overcorrection and Slanted Eye from Unecessary Canthopexy on Right Eye - Houston, TX
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My girlfriend had upper and lower bleph and...
Overcorrected Canthopexy ConcernSeptember 14, 2009
WORTH IT$3,500
My girlfriend had upper and lower bleph and canthopexy performed on both eyes 4 weeks ago. She mistakingly, requested to have both eyes performed with canthopexy, when she only needed her left eye fixed. The PS created an incision from her brow to the bottom of her eye (about 2.5 inches long) to take skin up to make room for the unnecessary canthopexy. Now her right eye is slanted.
The cons were that a canthopexy surgery was performed when the PS said only the left eye needed, but since she insisted before surgery, both eyes had canthopexy, and her right eye had excess skin removed to slant the eye up.
Would skin grafting and a canthopexy release restore her right eye to what it would looked like had this not happened?
UPDATED FROM Overcorrected Canthopexy Concern
Altough the healing time took longer than average...
Overcorrected Canthopexy ConcernMarch 3, 2011
Altough the healing time took longer than average (about 4-6 months to heal vs. 1-2 months) the surgery and results are so much better than we could have hoped for. The end result looks nothing like the post operation and she looks and feels like a supermodel. Most importantly is that she healed, had no side affects, and Dr. Mentz and his staff were comforting and supportive throughout the healing process. The longer healing time was more than likely individual to her case and is not something that would not normally happen. Dr. Mentz removed the canthopexy from the eye he discoraged her from having about 2 months post operation for free. After the canthopexy was removed both eyes healed fine and the result is natural and looks perfect.
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May 2, 2011
Overcorrect,
Please respond to this post. I am looking for my adopted sister and her name is Lori and the picture I have of her is 30 years old but I can't help seeing similarities. Does Lori have a problem with her tear ducts?
Kathy
Please respond to this post. I am looking for my adopted sister and her name is Lori and the picture I have of her is 30 years old but I can't help seeing similarities. Does Lori have a problem with her tear ducts?
Kathy
July 6, 2011
Hi Kathy,
Thank you for your message. Lori just turned 52 in April (hard to believe) so she may not be the person you were looking for. She also does not habe a problem with her tear ducts (before or after the surgery).
Thank you for your message. Lori just turned 52 in April (hard to believe) so she may not be the person you were looking for. She also does not habe a problem with her tear ducts (before or after the surgery).
July 6, 2011
Can you post an update picture of your new eyes? In your current picture at 4 weeks post op, your eyelids look odd and not natural.
How does it look now?
How does it look now?


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