Is the inner canthus opening permanent? How big is the best inner canthus opening?

Canthoplasty is a very popular plastic surgery. It can improve the problem of small eyes by making an incision on the inner canthus, making the inner canthus larger and making the eyes more beautiful.

The surgery of inner canthus opening is usually permanent, because it is a surgical method to correct and enlarge the inner canthus of patients with severe epicanthus, so as to remove the epicanthus and lengthen the horizontal length of the palpebral fissure to achieve the effect of enlarging the eyes. However, since patients will have short-term edema and scar hyperplasia after the surgery, the inner canthus opening will partially shrink after recovery. Fortunately, the inner canthus that has been removed from the epicanthus will not completely shrink back to its previous appearance.

Theoretically, by opening the inner canthus, the length of the eye can be increased by 1-3mm, and by opening the outer canthus, the length of the eye can be increased by 2-4mm, which can effectively increase the length of the eye, shorten the excessively wide interocular distance, and enhance the spirit of the eye. However, not everyone needs to limit the degree of canthus opening to this extent, but it should be determined according to the actual situation of the person seeking beauty, and at the same time combined with the standard of perfect eyes: that is, about 50-80% of the red tissue in the inner canthus can be seen, the interocular distance is between 32-36mm, the distance between the two outer canthuses is 85mm, the inner canthus angle is between 48-55 degrees, and the outer canthus angle is about 60 degrees.

The golden period for hot compress after epicanthoplasty is generally 72 hours after the epicanthoplasty. This is because according to the characteristics of human tissue repair, hot compress cannot be used in the early stage of soft tissue contusion. Otherwise, it will only aggravate the swelling of capillaries inside the tissue, causing the swelling to deepen. If the beauty-conscious girls want to quickly promote the reduction of swelling after epicanthoplasty, it is best to apply hot compress 3 days later.

After the inner canthus is enlarged, proper hot compress is helpful to eliminate hematoma and edema within three days after the operation. However, it should be noted that if there is bleeding in the eyeball after the inner canthus is enlarged, it is best to avoid hot compress, because in the case of conjunctival bleeding, hot compress will cause the expansion of capillaries and further deepen the symptoms of conjunctival bleeding. Therefore, if the beauty lovers find that there is bleeding and redness in the eyes after the inner canthus is enlarged, it is best to use cold compress instead of hot compress.