For years when patients came to see cosmetic surgeons for eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty, canthoplasty, ptosis repair, fat grafting, fat repositioning, etc) they were counseled on how surgery could remove the excess skin and bags and get rid of wrinkles. The thinking was that gravity made the eyelids and face sag and that cutting out eyelid…
Revisional Eyelid Surgery – Fixing the Canthus
Webbing of the lateral canthus (where outer upper and lower lids meet) is called a canthal web. Normally the lateral canthus consists of an almond shaped angle. When webbing occurs, skin obscures the angle and the canthal angle resembles a duck’s foot which is normally webbed. This causes both aesthetic disfigurement (it is not attractive), and a…
Lower Lid Fat Grafting and Fat Repositioning
Lower eyelid rejuvenation has undergone a tremendous evolution in the last decade. There has been a paradigm shift from fat excision to fat preservation. This has recreated youth rather than advancing the aging process which typically involves fat loss from the eyes and face. There are two ways to augment volume (filling depressions with fat)…
What Is A Canthoplasty?
One of the major complications of lower eyelid blepharoplasty is a retracted (pulled down) lower eyelid. This leads to a change in the shape of the eye, a rounded outer corner to the eye, and sometimes a “wide-eyed appearance.” The goal of any cosmetic blepharoplasty is to improve appearance in a natural way – “NOT”…
Revisional Blepharoplasty – The Retracted Lower Lid
A retracted lower lid is one that is pulled down. When the lower lid is retracted it causes cosmetic disfigurement and potentially dry eye symptoms (irritation, scratchy feeling and redness). This can occur after cosmetic lower lid surgery and lead to very unhappy patients. This problem can be corrected by an eyelid specialist. The best…
