What should I pay attention to when recovering from canthoplasty?

Opening the eyes is actually a form of micro-plastic surgery, which is done to make your eyes look bigger and brighter. Friends who undergo canthoplasty surgery need to pay attention to many things, such as correctly understanding canthoplasty, postoperative precautions, possible sequelae, etc. The time it takes to recover after canthoplasty depends on your own condition. If the recovery is good, it will only take three months.

Correct understanding of canthus opening

1. Does canthoplasty surgery mean removing the excess skin? Correct canthoplasty surgery is not just removing the excess skin, but a complex shaping surgery;

2. Can rhinoplasty replace canthoplasty? Rhinoplasty does have a slight canthoplasty effect, but a too high rhinoplasty will make the inner corner of the eye more tense and uncomfortable.

3. Opening the eyes will make the eyes too close: Successful opening of the eyes will only reveal the hidden inner corner of the eye, and will not make the eyes too close.

4. Opening the eyes will definitely leave scars: According to the specific situation, choose the appropriate method, minimally invasive operation and appropriate postoperative treatment. For mild to moderate epicanthus, generally no obvious scars will be left.

5. The bigger the eye corners are, the better: in the aesthetic sense, the eye corners are "pointed", and the eye corners that are opened too wide are "round", which destroys the beauty of the eye corners and makes people look "old" and "fierce", which is a failure of eye corner opening!

Postoperative precautions

1. Keep the wound clean after the operation to prevent infection. If there are blood scabs or secretions on the wound, use a cotton swab dipped in saline to clean it.

2. Ice compress can be used within 72 hours after surgery to reduce swelling of the wound, and hot compress can be used 72 hours after surgery to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, which will help the wound heal.

3. Do not watch TV or read newspapers within one week after the operation. It is best to rest in bed in a semi-recumbent position (with the pillow raised) to avoid excessive eye fatigue or low head position which may aggravate wound swelling.

4. Do not smoke or drink alcohol within one month after the operation, do not eat spicy and irritating food, and try to eat less or no seafood, lamb, fish, etc.

5. Aspirin or Chinese patent medicines such as those for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis are prohibited within one month after the operation.

6. Avoid external impact and strenuous exercise in the near future.

7. Receive care and take medication according to the doctor's orders, and have regular check-ups.

Sequelae

1. Hyperplasia of medial canthus scar: Generally, it will soften and flatten on its own 3-6 months after surgery. If scar hyperplasia is obvious, you can follow the doctor's advice to receive physical therapy, massage, external scar cream and other treatments.

2. Skin flap necrosis: The main causes of skin flap necrosis are skin flap being too thin, suture tension being too tight, and excessive use of adrenaline.

3. Infection: The chance of infection is generally very low. Once infection occurs, seek medical attention promptly.