Lidlift Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.
Cosmetic, Facial & Eye Plastic Surgery

Canthoplasty

Surgical procedure to tighten the lower eyelid. This procedure is commonly used as part of other procedures when the lateral canthal angle is surgically taken apart to create access for procedures performed behind the eyelid including midface procedures. The surgeon controls the degree of tightening and also the position of the lateral canthal angle. Ideally, the canthoplasty is done under light sedation making it possible to sit the patient up during the procedure and judge the position of the canthal angle. Small differences in the height of the lateral canthal angles relative to each other are readily discerned after surgery. It is the surgeon's goal to make the procedure as symmetric as possible. This is a work-horse procedure for eye plastic surgeons and conversely, a procedure which other plastic surgeons are often quite uncomfortable in performing.