Eyelid Muscle Surgery and Eye Correction? I’ll Explain It Clearly.

Hello, this is Ribbon Plastic Surgery, located at Sinsa Station.

If you are interested in eye surgery, you may have heard the term “eye correction” quite often. With the New Year approaching, it seems that many people are considering surgery for a fresh start.

These days, eye correction is often performed to make the eyes look clearer and more defined, but its original purpose is to correct tired-looking eyes or uneven eyes.

In general, these eye shapes are caused by ptosis, so eye correction can be understood as a procedure that improves ptosis.

Ptosis refers to a condition in which the eyelid droops because the muscle used to open the eyes becomes weak, and it can occur for various reasons.

However, since everyone’s cells age as they grow older, muscle sagging is something everyone has to some degree, though the extent differs from person to person.

That is why even if ptosis is not severe, eye correction can help create larger and more defined eyes, and more people are choosing the procedure for cosmetic reasons.

Our clinic strives to achieve “natural beauty.”

Even if you are considering eye correction for a more attractive appearance, we do not recommend surgery if it is not a case that would actually benefit from it. We only provide guidance when it is truly necessary, so we ask that you keep this in mind before reading today’s post.

The human eyelid is very thin. Let’s compare it with the cheek. The cheek has a relatively thick layer of fat beneath the skin, so it has a certain amount of fullness.

In contrast, the eyelid was designed to protect the eyeball, so it must move freely and is inevitably much thinner than other tissues.

Also, because it is located where it is directly exposed to ultraviolet rays, aging appears faster and more noticeably there, which is why many people cite it as a source of stress.

But being thin does not mean the tissue is simple.

The eyelid also contains a delicate arrangement of thin epidermis, dermis, fat, fascia, and muscle, and aging appears not only on the skin’s surface but also deeply within the underlying tissues.

The problem arises when this aging affects the muscles. When the muscles loosen, the eyelids do not lift well even if you use strong force to open your eyes, which can give a tired and 답답한 impression.

As time passes and you reach your 60s or 70s?

As aging progresses further, it can even lead to the eyelid covering the pupil. At that point, correction is necessary because it not only makes you look tired but also makes it hard to see clearly, causing significant inconvenience in daily life.

This is what is called “eye correction.”

In other words, eye correction is a surgery that strengthens the muscle power used to open the eyes.

After the procedure, the strength used to open the eyes is improved, so you can open your eyes much more naturally, and the inconveniences caused by not being able to open them properly can be sufficiently improved.

For example, symptoms such as eyes tiring easily or difficulties caused by the eyelid blocking your vision. Also, the black part of the eye becomes more clearly visible, giving the eyes a brighter and more open appearance aesthetically.

Ptosis can occur in both eyes, but it can also appear more on one side.

In such cases, performing eye correction can correct uneven eyes and help match the shape of both eyes, which can positively change the overall impression.

Eye correction is divided into non-incisional and incisional methods, rather than being a single surgical technique.

The non-incisional method does not involve an incision, so it is characterized by faster recovery and a more natural result, but it is not something that can be applied to everyone just because they want it.

To determine which surgical method is suitable, the patient’s eyelid condition must be carefully evaluated. Whether the non-incisional method or the incisional method is appropriate depends primarily on the eyelid thickness, amount of fat, and degree of ptosis.

If the symptoms are mild and the eyelids are thin with little fat, the non-incisional method is suitable. However, in cases of more severe ptosis or a large amount of fat, the non-incisional method will not be very effective in correcting the problem.

In such cases, the incisional method must be performed to remove enough fat and correct the ptosis.

Because the incisional method includes a special step called an incision, bruising or swelling may occur after surgery, and the recovery period is relatively longer. However, it clearly has the advantage of enabling a more precise and solid correction.

Therefore, if the incisional method is needed, it is important to choose a plastic surgery clinic that provides careful post-operative care so that scarring can be reduced and recovery time shortened.

Eye correction is often thought of as a simple procedure because it is commonly performed together with double eyelid surgery, but it is actually a surgery that can also involve many side effects, so caution is needed.

Overcorrection and asymmetry correction are representative examples, and in such cases, revision surgery becomes very difficult. That is why you should have thorough consultations from the very first surgery and receive the procedure from a skilled plastic surgery clinic.

At Ribbon Plastic Surgery, we make every effort to reduce post-surgery discomfort through personalized surgery and help you achieve the eye shape you want.

We promise to continue doing our best as Ribbon Plastic Surgery to deliver satisfying results for you.

Thank you.