Non-incisional Ptosis Correction

If the surgery method is tailored to your eyes, the chance of it coming undone can be minimized.

Non-incisional Ptosis Correction+Medial Epicanthoplasty+Upper Epicanthoplasty+Lateral Canthoplasty+Lower Eyelid Surgery (3 months)

- Thin skin with minimal tissue - Mild ptosis - Eyelid fat removal nearly impossible - Nearly invisible scarring

Incisional Ptosis Correction+Upper Epicanthoplasty+Lateral Canthoplasty+Lower Eyelid Surgery (7 months)

- Thick skin with abundant tissue - Severe ptosis - Revision surgery with severe adhesion - Eyelid fat removal possible - Minor scarring may occur

If the method is performed without considering the characteristics of your eyes,
even the incisional method can come undone. In other words, choosing the right method between non-incisional
and incisional for your eyes can significantly reduce the chance of it coming undone.

While there is a relatively higher chance of loosening compared to incisional methods,
natural adhesion inside the eye prevents it from completely coming undone.
Even if it loosens or weakens, it can be corrected relatively simply compared to incisional methods.

Getting double eyelid surgery without ptosis correction can result in a more unnatural appearance.

• Double eyelid surgery only

  Without ptosis improvement,
  the double eyelid crease forms
  but looks unnaturally thick
  and makes eyes appear smaller

• Stuffy, sleepy-looking eyes
• Double eyelid surgery + Ptosis correction

  Along with ptosis improvement,
  80~90% iris exposure
  for clearer, more defined
  eyes

When it is ‘pseudo-ptosis,’ ptosis correction is not necessary.

Incisional Ptosis Correction (Revision)+Lower Eyelid Fat Repositioning (3 months)

✓ Problem with levator muscle (eye-opening muscle) ✓ The eyelash line position covers the iris ✓ Ptosis correction surgery performed

Brow Lift+Upper Epicanthoplasty (10 months)

✓ Levator muscle (eye-opening muscle) is normal ✓ The eyelash line position is normal, but
the upper eyelid skin sags and covers the iris ✓ Can be improved with double eyelid surgery alone / Brow lift or forehead lift performed

’Pseudo-ptosis’ is simply put, ‘fake ptosis’. The iris exposure is low and
the forehead muscles are used to open the eyes, so the symptoms are similar to ptosis.
However, it only appears like ptosis because the eyelid skin sags and has excess fat,
while the eye-opening muscle strength is actually normal.

In other words, pseudo-ptosis can be improved with regular double eyelid surgery rather than ptosis correction.
Incisional double eyelid surgery is more suitable than the non-incisional method, and removing eyelid fat as needed is recommended.

Since ptosis and pseudo-ptosis look similar on the outside, they are not easy to distinguish,
but an accurate diagnosis before surgery is essential as the surgical methods differ.