[Real Patient Case Review] Mini Lifting, Corner Canthoplasty

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Today, we are going to review a case of Mini Lifting and Corner Canthoplasty.

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Before Surgery

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The patient is a female in her late 40s who visited our clinic with concerns about sagging extending from her front cheeks and nasolabial folds down to the corners of her mouth.

She mentioned having a mini lifting at another clinic 5 years ago but did not see much effect,

and she revisited us because she was satisfied with the results of a thread lifting she received at our clinic 2 years ago.

This time, she came in considering a mini lifting.

Because her skin is highly stretchable and lacks elasticity, she is actually in a condition where a full facelift is needed to see significant results.

However, due to recovery time constraints, she wanted a lighter surgery, so we planned a mini lifting.

Additionally, she felt her outer eye corners looked stuffy and wanted a consultation for a corner canthoplasty.

As she mentioned, her eyes are on the larger side, but the outer corners felt blocked compared to the inner corners.

Therefore, we decided to extend them downward and outward to create a refreshing eye shape.

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Consultation and Surgical Process

As there was a significant amount of overall sagging, even for a mini lifting, we decided to extend the incision

a bit further to the front of the auricle.

There was a scar from her previous surgery,

so we designed the incision to include and excise it, ensuring the new scar would not be wider than the existing one.

By extending the incision a bit further, we can pull not only the front cheeks but also the area coming down towards the corners of the mouth more effectively.

Following the standard method, we dissected above and below the SMAS layer, then pulled and tied the SMAS layer.

At this time, excess tissue remains from the pulling. If it is too excessive,

the temple area might look a bit bunched up,

so we also excised a portion of the SMAS layer to leave an appropriate amount of volume.

Afterward, we excised the remaining skin with appropriate tension, sutured it,

and applied a compressive dressing.

For the corner canthoplasty, we dissected using the standard method and primarily fixated it to an appropriate fixation point.

Then, by having the patient open their eyes during surgery, we checked if the current fixation point was too excessive

and if the left and right symmetry matched. If necessary, we released the initial fixation

and re-fixated it to find the optimal position suited to the patient's eye condition.

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Post-operative Progress

For the mini lifting, the patient visits the clinic the day after surgery to remove the dressing on the temple area

and we check for any bleeding or fluid accumulation.

After confirmation, the wound can be managed simply by applying ointment without a compressive dressing,

so there is no disruption to daily life.

Swelling mainly occurs around the temples where the SMAS layer is pulled and sutured,

which is an area mostly covered by hair.

In this patient's case, the deep knife-like wrinkles on the nasolabial folds were severe, so we performed Juvelook Volume together

to help alleviate the nasolabial folds.

Because we performed a mini lifting with an extended incision line,

even without direct manipulation of the jawline, pulling the SMAS

and lifting the skin effectively improved the line, as can be seen.

Looking at the photo taken one month later, the scar on the scalp side has become thinner than the previous scar,

and the scar in front of the auricle is also not very noticeable. Once the scar matures around the 6-month mark, it will become even less visible.

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