What is canthopexy and cantoplasty for eye rejuvenation, indications and contraindications for the procedure. Technique and features of recovery after the procedure.
The eyes are the part of the body that is noticed first. It is with the help of the eyes that you can express a wide variety of emotions and feelings, reflect not only your own mood, but also your opinion. Many girls begin to feel uncomfortable if wrinkles or swelling appear, they feel unattractive and not interesting to men.
Even if you make every effort to maintain the beauty and prolong the youthfulness of the eyes, over time they will still give out the woman's real age. It is in the area of the eyes that there are no strong muscles and ligaments that hold the eyelid in its normal position. Therefore, over time, there is such an unpleasant problem as drooping of the outer corners of the eyes, the formation of "crow's feet" begins. The look becomes tired and no longer reflects the full range of emotions.
With the help of the eyelid cantopexy procedure, it is raised operatively. As a result, it becomes possible to return the eyes to their former attractiveness and youth. The look becomes fresh and open.
Anatomical features of the structure of the eye
To understand the features of the cantopexy technique and why this procedure is carried out, it is worthwhile to first familiarize yourself with the structure of the human eye area. The skin of the eyelids is very delicate and thin; by nature, its tissues contain a relatively small amount of collagen when compared with other areas of the epidermis. That is why the first signs of aging and wrinkles appear around the eyes in the first place. The skin rapidly loses its elasticity. The skin around the eyes more than other areas suffers from the negative effects of ultraviolet rays, rapidly losing moisture with nutrients.
Under the skin is the periorbital (circular) muscle, the contraction of which can close and open the eyelids. If there is too much contraction of the circular muscle at the outer canthus (in medicine, this is the name of the corner of the eye), skin folds form. These fan-shaped folds extend directly from the corner of the eye. The people call this phenomenon "crow's feet". In youth, such "crow's feet" are easily smoothed out, but with age they remain even at rest, when there is no tension in the circular muscle of the eye.
Delicate cartilaginous plates are located under the circular muscle, and the muscle is attached to them with the help of ligaments with tendons. One end of the tendons of the upper and lower eyelids is attached to the edge of the cartilage, and the other connects them together. Thus, the inner and outer corners of the eyes are formed. This structure is fixed to the tissues covering the bone (periosteum).
By its nature, the tendon of the outer canthus of the eye is thinner and elongated in comparison with the tendons of the inner canthus. That is why, over time, their stronger stretching begins, the outer corner of the eye gradually drops, due to which its natural form changes.
Another reason why the outer corner of the eye can go down is pathological congenital weakness of the tendons. In this case, the omission appears from the moment of birth.
In a normal state, the outer corner of the eye should be at the same level with the inner one, sometimes 2-3 mm higher. Therefore, many women make arrows when making up their eyes, trying to give the eye clarity or make an almond-shaped shape more expressive. It is this eye shape that is considered as close to ideal as possible.
