When the eyes are widely spaced and blocked by epicanthal folds, creating a stuffy-looking impression, people often describe this as an “Avatar-like” appearance. Epicanthoplasty can be considered an alternative for improving this type of impression.
Epicanthoplasty is a procedure that opens the epicanthal fold located at the inner corner of the eye. By opening up eyes that appear stuffy and making them look clearer and more refreshed, it helps improve the overall impression. For this reason, many people planning eye surgery commonly undergo it along with double-eyelid surgery.
For these reasons, many medical consumers visit plastic surgery clinics. However, if epicanthoplasty is performed without in-depth analysis and consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon, problems such as over-opening or a harsher impression may occur, and side effects such as dry eye syndrome and decreased vision may also result.
Common side effects of epicanthoplasty include C-shaped deformity, bird-beak deformity, asymmetry, and excessive exposure of the lacrimal lake. These can be considered side effects caused by excessive incision without considering the overall harmony of the face.
In cases of excessive exposure of the lacrimal lake (tear trough at the inner corner), dry eye syndrome may occur, and various other eye diseases may also develop. If these symptoms persist for more than 6 months to 1 year after epicanthoplasty, reconstruction should be considered. When the inner corner of the eye develops a hook-shaped deformity or C-shaped deformity, this may be a side effect caused by excessive excision, but there are also many cases of a congenital bird-beak shape. Although this is also considered a difficult surgical case, sufficient improvement is possible.
Epicanthoplasty reconstruction is the surgery that restores the various problems described above after epicanthoplasty. To prevent yet another revision surgery, it must be based on refined technique that minimizes tissue damage and designs the incision so that scars are not externally visible.
In addition, because diagnosis, design, and surgical judgment vary depending on each person’s eye shape, it is also important to check in advance what shape resulted after the first surgery and what side effects the patient is experiencing.
Dr. Hwang Ho, chief director of Hyundai Aesthetic Surgery, said, “There are various methods for epicanthoplasty reconstruction, but rather than reconstruction methods that can cause recurrence of the epicanthal fold, a method that closes the lacrimal lake itself can be considered effective. This is a method that reduces recurrence of the epicanthal fold through what is called horizontal lacrimal lake restoration, and because it is a relatively high-difficulty epicanthoplasty restoration method, it is advisable for it to be performed by experienced medical staff with well-developed expertise.”
He also added, “Because epicanthoplasty reconstruction is a revision surgery, rather than deciding on a hospital based only on cost or partial information found through online searches, we recommend first visiting in person and checking whether the clinic thoroughly evaluates your condition, provides a surgical method suited to you, and has extensive experience with cases similar to yours.”
▲ News article (2021.06.09) Source unknown · Reported on 2021.06.09 · Reporter Kim Yu-jin · Original article jemin.com
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