Canthoplasty Types

Canthoplasty is performed for short width of the eye or inner eyes that are covered with epicanthal folds, looking rather stuffy. It is performed to attain large open eyes. There are various types of canthoplasties, such as medial epicanthoplasty, medial-upper canthoplasty, lateral canthoplasty, and lower canthoplasty. One or more of these operations are concurrently performed, depending on the condition of the eyes and the desired effect.

What is Lateral Canthoplasty?

Lateral canthoplasty is a procedure that opens the lateral canthus (tail) of the eye, which lengthens the width of the eye and corrects the shape of the lateral canthi (tails) of the eyes. Lateral canthoplasty may be a simple procedure that engenders wide open eyes with an unruffled look by improving the effect of crowding toward the inner canthus.

Lateral canthoplasty is a simple procedure to achieve an amicable appearance, but it is not applicable to everyone.

The patient may feel lengthening of the width of the eyes immediately after surgery. Nevertheless,
adhesion of the surgical site may occur depending on the eye pattern, as time passes.
This procedure is indicated for cases with a short width of the eye, and involves extension of the lateral aspect of the eye.

Lateral Canthoplasty -Surgical Procedure

STEP 01

Design

STEP 02

Incision full layer of lat canthus

STEP 03

Cut superficial lateral canthal attachment

STEP 04

Stitch skin and conjuntiva and stitch out is 7days after surgery