Review of Lateral and Lower Canthoplasty for Opening Up a Tight-Looking Eye Shape

'Can lateral and lower canthoplasty alone

create a more open-looking eye shape?'

The patient who visited us this time

underwent lateral and lower canthoplasty

to improve an eye shape that looked gentle but somewhat closed in.

Let us compare the progress before and after surgery

and take a detailed look at what changed.

These photos were taken and posted with the patient's consent.

Surgical results and recovery may vary from person to person.

Why was lateral and lower canthoplasty needed?

✔️ The eyes were somewhat short in horizontal length

✔️ The outer corners of the eyes slanted upward

✔️ There was limited exposure of the outer white of the eyes

Because the eyes were short in horizontal length and the outer corners slanted upward,

the overall eye shape appeared somewhat closed in.

In particular, there was not enough space at the outer sides of the eyes,

which limited the visible outer white and reduced clarity.

Lateral and lower canthoplasty were performed together

to naturally extend the horizontal length of the eyes.

Why were lateral and lower canthoplasty performed together?

If only the horizontal length is extended through lateral canthoplasty,

the eyes may instead appear sharper.

In such cases, the outer corners should be extended backward through lateral canthoplasty

while the lower canthoplasty gently lowers the angle of the lower eye line

to create a balanced eye shape.

More extension is not always the answer

'If the eyes are opened up more,

don't they look larger?'

Some people mistakenly believe this.

Excessive canthoplasty can expose the conjunctiva,

which may instead create an unnatural appearance.

Our lateral and lower canthoplasty procedures take the eye structure and direction into account

and adjust only as much as necessary

without disrupting the existing flow of the eye shape.

These photos were taken and posted with the patient's consent.

Surgical results and recovery may vary from person to person.

The results created by a moderate extension

✨The horizontal length of the eyes was naturally extended

✨The outer corners opened gently through lower canthoplasty

✨More of the outer side of the eyes became visible

The lateral and lower canthoplasty procedures expanded the outer corners

and made the horizontal length appear noticeably longer.

The angle of the outer corners was also adjusted gently,

creating a more comfortable and open-looking eye shape.

The key point in this case

was creating a natural sense of extension

while preserving the original shape of the eyes

without an artificial appearance.

If you want successful results

Today, we took a detailed look at

a review of lateral and lower canthoplasty.

A clinic experienced in canthoplasty procedures

conducts a comprehensive analysis of factors including

the eye structure, available skin laxity, and the degree of eye protrusion.

If you want a more open-looking eye shape,

look for a clinic that assesses the condition of your eyes

and recommends the appropriate method.

Thank you.