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Why Revision Surgery Is Common for Outer Corner Eye Surgery

Laree Plastic Surgery · 라리n성형 · November 23, 2019

In addition to double eyelid surgery, popular eye surgeries include epicanthoplasty and outer corner eye surgery. Just like double eyelid surgery, these procedures often leave scar...

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Clinic: Laree Plastic Surgery

Original post date: November 23, 2019

Translated at: April 23, 2026 at 5:10 AM

Medical note: This translation does not guarantee medical accuracy or suitability for treatment decisions.

In addition to double eyelid surgery, popular eye surgeries include epicanthoplasty and outer corner eye surgery. Just like double eyelid surgery, these procedures often leave scars or fail to produce results. If epicanthoplasty is done too extensively, the eyes can look too close together and a long scar may remain on the inner side of the eyes. If too little is done, the hook-shaped epicanthic fold remains and the procedure is ineffective. In the case of outer corner eye surgery, if it is done only slightly out of concern about #outercornereyesurgeryscars, the corners close back up; if it is done too aggressively, various scar-like deformities can occur at the outer corners of the eyes.

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Reasons for revision surgery after outer corner eye surgery

  1. Scarring or deformity remained.

  2. It closed back up, so there was no effect.

Among the reasons for #outercornereyesurgeryrevision, the reason scars remain after outer corner eye surgery is sometimes due to an incorrect initial surgical design, but in most cases deformity develops over time.

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When the surgical design is incorrect, to maximize the eye-enlarging effect in simple outer corner eye surgery, too much of the normal tissue at the outer corner, called the grey line, is cut away and the inner conjunctiva is forcibly pulled out and stitched together, leaving a scar at the outer corner that looks like red bloody tears.

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Even if the initial surgical design was good, deformity can develop over time. As the long, pointed outer corner that was created gets squeezed or moves, the outer corner is pushed inward and a D-shaped deformity occurs.

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In the case of #outercornereyesurgeryclosingbackup, if simple outer corner eye surgery or lower outer corner surgery is done too naturally, it may loosen over time or recur and close back up. At first glance it may look closed on the outside, but if it is gently opened, most cases reveal tissue adhered to the inner conjunctiva. That is why, during revision surgery, releasing the adhesions in the inner conjunctiva is one of the important steps.

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Outer corner eye surgery is a procedure that often ends up with little effect after surgery or with scar-like problems, so it is better to have it done at a place with extensive experience in outer corner eye surgery. For those considering this surgery, here is one tip: deciding which aspect to emphasize during outer corner eye surgery can increase the chances of success. Please pay attention to the following sentence.

If you are okay with it closing back up slightly after outer corner eye surgery, have it done naturally.

Of course, doing it only slightly does not mean it will all close back up 100%.

If you are okay with a small scar remaining after outer corner eye surgery, then be a bit more bold.

Even when done boldly, there are many people for whom the scar is barely visible.

If you tell the surgeon before #outercornereyesurgeryrevision that you want to choose one of these two options and proceed with the surgery, you may be able to achieve a more successful outcome. However, asking for something in between is not very meaningful, because the request to make it middle-of-the-road is itself quite vague, so the 기준 may differ from surgeon to surgeon. Even those who previously failed with outer corner eye surgery should try revision outer corner eye surgery, which can enlarge the eyes and change the eye shape according to those standards!

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