Can The Outer Corner Of My Eye Be Lifted?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hey, I wanted to consult on an eye procedure performed by a Turkish surgeon. He performs a procedure called “bella eyes” which is essentially an endoscopic dynamic technique canthopexy with a brow/temple lift. Access is made through two incisions in the hairline, allowing the surgeon to have access to the deeper tissues and muscles with an endoscope.

These are the results I favor I haven’t seen results close to this with a normal cantho. I feel like the lift the surgeon performs essentially streches out the outer corner of the eye. Problem is, these patients had a negative tilt. i have a neutral/positive tilt, i want to keep it neutral but just stretch it out/elongate it more. The surgeon insists on having a lift. I was wondering if Dr. Eppley could essentially perform a “lift”, but rather doesnt lift it but rather streches it out more horizontally. I want to prevent too much uplift because my tilt is already desirable and tilting it up even more may look uncanny. 

A: That procedure works because of the lift, not so much from the lateral canthopexy. No form of a lateral canthopexy can stretch out the eye corner laterally without the lift so shown.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon