[Lari Plastic Surgery] The Real Way to Make Eyes Bigger: Eyelid Correction Surgery Is Needed Before Canthoplasty.

Many people come in for double eyelid surgery because they want their eyes to look bigger and more defined.

However, simply creating a double eyelid line does not always make the eyes look bigger.

In such cases, eyelid correction surgery is essential.

Eyelid correction surgery is a procedure that improves the function of lifting the eyelids by adjusting the strength of the levator palpebrae superioris or Müller’s muscle.

In simple terms, if the muscles used to open the eyes are weak and the eyes look droopy or sleepy,

this surgery strengthens those muscles and helps make the eyes appear bigger and more defined.

So now you can probably guess why double eyelid surgery alone is not enough, right?!

Double eyelid surgery, as the name suggests, is intended to create a double eyelid line,

and it does not affect the function of the muscles that open the eyes.

For people with weak eye-opening strength, having only double eyelid surgery can actually make the eyes look sleepier.

That is why, in such cases, performing eyelid correction surgery together with double eyelid surgery

can help the eyes open wider and create a naturally clearer impression.

CASE 1. Double Eyelid Revision Surgery + Eyelid Correction Surgery + Upper Eyelid Fat Grafting

This patient underwent double eyelid revision surgery, eyelid correction surgery, and upper eyelid fat grafting at the same time.

Because eyelid correction directly improves muscle function, the eyelids lift more upward,

after surgery the pupils that had been heavily covered by the eyelids before surgery become more visible.

On the before-and-after photos shown, I have drawn circles the same size as the pupils.

Looking at the drawn circles, you can see that before surgery the eyelids were covering the pupils significantly,

but after surgery the eyelids lifted a lot and barely cover the pupils.

As the visible amount of the eyes increases through eyelid correction surgery,

even without a separate canthoplasty procedure to make the eyes look bigger,

the eyes appear much larger and clearer than before, giving a refreshed look.

This patient also had upper eyelid hollowing before surgery, which made the eyes look sleepier and more tired,

but by receiving upper eyelid fat grafting at the same time, the final result improved further.

CASE 2. Eyelid Correction Surgery Without Creating a Double Eyelid

Many people think that eyes can only look bigger if they have a double eyelid.

However, the key is eyelid correction surgery, not whether a double eyelid is present.

If eyelid correction strengthens the previously weak levator palpebrae superioris,

the eyes can become larger and clearer while still maintaining a monolid without creating a double eyelid.

Before surgery, the patient had to use the forehead and eyebrows excessively to open the eyes,

which caused the eyebrows to lift too much and made the distance between the eyes and eyebrows too wide. After strengthening the muscles and improving eye-opening power, the eyebrows naturally came down, creating a more stable appearance.

At this time, if the amount of excess skin is also checked and the extra skin is removed by excision,

the effect of eyelid correction is maximized even further.

From this result, we can see that even without a double eyelid line,

the eyes can appear more defined and the overall impression can look sharper.

For men who want to improve sleepy-looking, small eyes into bigger and clearer eyes but thought it was only possible by creating a double eyelid line,

eyelid correction surgery without a double eyelid may be very useful information.

CASE 3. Double Eyelid Revision Surgery + Eyelid Correction Surgery + Revision Lateral Canthoplasty

Just like in CASE 1,

eyelid correction clearly increased the amount of pupil exposure for this patient as well.

To achieve eyes that looked even bigger and more refreshing, lateral canthoplasty was performed at the same time,

which lengthened the eyes not only vertically but also horizontally, making them much larger and more open-looking.

Some people may think, “The eyes got bigger because of the lateral canthoplasty!”

but as shown earlier, eyelid correction surgery can fundamentally make the eyes larger

even without canthoplasty.

Of course, it is true that lateral canthoplasty can also make the eyes look bigger. But if only lateral canthoplasty had been done without eyelid correction,

the eyes would still have remained somewhat covered and not as clear,

so it may have been difficult to feel that the eyes became as large as in the current surgical result.

One more thing to consider is the change in facial impression.

When the eyes become clearer, it is not just that the eyes look bigger and that feels better;

the face also looks more lively, which can significantly change the overall impression.

Check the before-and-after selfie photos for each case and see how the surgical patients changed!

When it comes to making the eyes look bigger and clearer,

simple double eyelid surgery alone may have its limits.

Also, there may be people who do not want a double eyelid line.

After accurately evaluating your own eye-opening strength, and performing eyelid correction together as needed,

is the key to creating natural-looking, larger eyes without a line and without canthoplasty.

So be sure to have a thorough consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon before surgery,

and receive an accurate diagnosis of the structure of your eyes and the function of your muscles.