What Is Open Eye Surgery and Why You Need It?

You have a fold of skin that partially or completely obscures the inner corner of your eye making the slit appear smaller, especially horizontally, your eyes are far apart, the base of your nose looks flat and low, your eyes look dull, inflexible and you feel uncomfortable about it. เปิดหัวตา surgery may be the solution for you, helping to widen the width of the slit to make your eyes appear larger, brighter and more attractive. Surgery to widen the inner corner of the eye can be combined with double eyelid surgery.

What is the inner corner of the eye (inner angle fan) and why does the inner corner widen?

The inner corner of the eyelid (also known as the inner angle fan) is a semicircular fold of skin that runs along the outer side of the nose from the upper eyelid to the inside of the lower eyelid, concave curve toward the inner corner of the eye. The result is that the eyes appear smaller, especially horizontally, the eyes are too far apart, or they appear to be crossed.

This skin fold is present in infants of all races. However, it persists permanently in only 2% to 5% of the non-Asian population. In Asians, the inner corner of the eye is usually present in adults and can be found in 100% of Asians with "single eyelid" or monolid eyes.

There are 4 types of skin folds in the inner corners of the eyes:

Type 1 is when no excess skin covers the area and the lacrimal gland is fully exposed. The lacrimal gland is a fleshy red color in the inner corner of the eye. This is often seen in Europeans.

Type 2 is when the skin folds in the inner corner of the eye partially cover the lacrimation.

Type 3 is when the lacrimal gland is completely covered by skin folds.

Type 4 is when excess skin appears from the lower eyelid.

Types 2, 3, and 4 may require cosmetic surgery to widen the inner corner of the eye.

When should surgery to enlarge the inner corner of the eye?

Not all patients are suitable and the examination of an Asian eyelid surgeon will help determine which surgical method is safest to improve the image. eye shape. In suitable patients, medial angle enlargement is often combined with double eyelid surgery.

Surgery to create double eyelids by creating an eyelid crease with the adhesive skin and weight lifting muscle shirt became a popular cosmetic surgery in Asian patients. However, in patients with medial folds, removal of the upper eyelid skin without interfering with the medial fold can create additional tension along the skin fold and further worsen it. should be clearer.

What are the benefits of open eye surgery?

• Surgery to enlarge the inner corner of the eye reduces the distance between the inner corners of the eyes, making the eyes appear closer together (the ratio between the width of the slit width and the distance between the two inner corners will become close to 1: 1 than, which is ideal)

• Exposing more of the inner part of the eye makes the eye appear larger and brighter.

• Exposing the inner part of the double eyelid folds makes the folds softer and more natural (increasing the aesthetic effect of double eyelid surgery).

• Move the inner corners of the eyes inward and upwards to make the eyes look less slanted.