San Francisco Plastic Surgery Dr James Romano

126 Post Street, Suite 618, San Francisco, CA 94108 | 415.981.3911 

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

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Canthoplasty

THE PREOPERATIVE FEATURES

  • A distinct droop or slant to the outer corner of the eye that is more than just eyelid skin.
  • Slant or slope to the outer corner of the eyes.
  • Comments about sad appearance or sleepy eyes or "hound dog" eyes.
  • The outer corner of the eyelids is much lower in comparison to the inner corner near the nose.
  • These features may be present alone or in combination with the excess skin and fat that are associated with standard eyelift surgery.

THE PROCEDURE

  • Local or general anesthesia can be used and it takes about one hour for both eyes.
  • If other features are present such as excess skin, fat and hooding or puffiness or folds, these are done first by the eyelift procedure.
  • An incision is made at the outer corner of the eye in the skin crease.
  • The tendon that connects the outer eyelid corner to the bone is disconnected and lifted and inserted higher up on the bone.
  • Wrinkles may be removed at the same time by laser or chemical peel if needed.
  • This can be combined with the facelift or forehead lift.

THE RECOVERY

  • You can go home after several hours.
  • You can shower on the second day after surgery.
  • Minimal pain that is mostly gone by the second or third day and easily controlled by medications.
  • Swelling which is mild to moderate and peaks a two to three days then disappears rapidly over the next three weeks. There may be occasional prolonged swelling.
  • Minimal bruising.
  • Able to apply make-up in three to four days and comfortably appear in public at that time.
  • Resume many activities within the first week, and most by at least three weeks.
  • Stitches removed at four days.
  • Off of work for three to four days.

THE RESULT

  • Very natural, rested, younger appearance.
  • A brighter look to the eyes with correction of the sad or sleepy look.
  • Lasts the rest of your life and always looks better than if you didn't do it.
  • Natural and presentable appearance in the first week that just gets better over time.

For before and after images of this procedure click here

 

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