What Type of Eye Corner Surgery Is Right for Me?

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Among the eye plastic surgery procedures that many people often choose, the first one that comes to mind is double eyelid surgery. This is because enlarging the eyes can create a more glamorous and distinct impression. Since the eyes play an important role on the face, there are many people who undergo double eyelid surgery even if their eyes are not especially small.

Although double eyelid surgery alone can make the eyes look more striking, every person has different eye shape, size, and features. Therefore, rather than simply aiming to make the eyes bigger, it is important to diagnose your own condition accurately and find a method that improves what is lacking.

Depending on the person, if the eyes are already an appropriate size, then eye corner surgery that widens the length of the eyes may be more necessary than double eyelid surgery. For example, if there is an epicanthal fold or if the overall length of the eyes is short, or if the outer corners are lifted in an unattractive way, eye corner surgery can improve the shape of the eyes in a positive direction.

Eye corner surgery opens up the tight-looking parts of the eyes, helping create clear, refreshed-looking eyes. The types of eye corner surgery at INIQUE are inner corner & upper corner surgery, mini inner corner surgery, outer corner surgery, and lower outer corner surgery. Since the appropriate eye corner procedure can differ from person to person, it is important to perform customized surgery by considering your own conditions and eye shape.

The most widely known type of eye corner surgery is inner corner surgery.

Inner corner surgery is a procedure that cuts or repositions the epicanthal fold covering the medial canthus (the inner corner of the eye), exposes the hidden inner part of the eye, and extends the horizontal length of the eyes to create a clearer and more open impression than before.

It is considered an effective improvement method when the eyes look constricted or smaller than they actually are because of the epicanthal fold, or when the space between the eyebrows appears wide.

Upper corner surgery is applied according to the position and shape of the epicanthal fold, and is recommended when the epicanthal fold forms at a 45-degree angle upward and covers the upper part of the inner corner of the eye.

By correcting the skin above the inner corner of the eye, it aims to encourage vertical expansion of the eye shape and create a softer, more natural-looking eye line.

Mini inner corner surgery involves less refinement than inner corner surgery and opens only slightly with minimal dissection. It is a method that complements the shortcomings that could occur with traditional inner corner surgery, and because the opened area is small, it is INIQUE’s eye corner surgery method specialized in eye plastic surgery that can be performed with almost no scarring.

Among eye corner procedures, there is also outer corner surgery, which opens the back part of the eye. It can be considered for people whose outer eye length is short.

However, if outer corner surgery involves excessive incision, side effects such as redness caused by conjunctival exposure, conjunctivitis, eye irritation, and dryness may occur, and the recovery period may become longer or functional discomfort in the eyes may arise. To minimize this, INIQUE’s eye corner surgery avoids excessive incision and proceeds within an appropriate range after closely analyzing each individual’s eye structure and tissue condition.

The fourth method of eye corner surgery is lower outer corner surgery.

This method is recommended for people whose eye corners are naturally very elevated, making their impression look sharp and fox-like.

Through lower outer corner surgery, the back part is opened up, and the outer corner of the eye is fixed to the outer bone, correcting the angle by 5 to 10 degrees to create a natural and softer look. Through lower outer corner surgery, you can expect a brighter, longer, and calmer impression.

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