Hello
I'm Kim Soondong, a plastic surgery specialist, and the CEO of SOON Plastic Surgery
(What is Ptosis correction?)
Ptosis correction is
an operation to correct sleepy eyes
If the power to open your eyes is weak, your pupils are less visible
These are called sleepy eyes, and the correction of this
Is called ptosis correction surgery
(Who needs ptosis correction?)
As I said before, someone who can't open their eyes well
So if they look sleepy, I recommend this
It doesn't mean that someone who looks vaguely sleepy
If the pupil size that comes in sight is smaller than normal due to weak eye-opening
is something we would operate on
(Differences between non-incision correction and incision correction)
Ptosis correction is on the inside of the eyelid
There are muscles there, and we operate that
Rebater and mueller muscles, to be exact
We manipulate and tie those muscles
Ptosis surgery is to manipulate these muscles
If we make an incision on the eyelid and
Tie the muscles from the top. It is incision correction
Without any incisions on the eyelid
but turning it upside down. There are inner muscles on the eyeball
Binding those muscles is called non-incision correction
(Is ptosis surgery different from double eyelid surgery?)
Yes, It is completely different
But as I said before, to bind these muscles
In the past incisions were made at the eyelid and then the muscles were tied from the top
So even though it's a different procedure, if you wanted ptosis surgery
Making an incision on the eyelid was essential
In the past, it wasn't the same surgery, but it had to be done with both
Recently, we have operated non-incision correction
Where non-incision correction has nothing to do with double eyelids
So, non-incision correction is procedure without incision double eyelid surgery
So it's easy to get confused, but they're two different surgeries
(Is the ptosis correction gets untied easily, and is there a case of reoperation?)
The possibility of ptosis correction getting untied or the needs of reoperation
is not that different from the double eyelid surgery
But with the non-incisional correction
There are many ways
There are usually three different ways and one of the method has higher chance of coming undone
And there's a robust way similar to incision correction
When people say that 'Non-incision corrections tend to come undone'
That because it was performed in a method that was easier to come undone
But even if it's a non-incision procedure, if it's performed in a matter where it doesn't come undone easily
it won't be much of a problem
(Which procedure causes more swelling?)
When non-incision correction is performed to non-serious problems, the swelling subside quite quickly
When non-incision corrections was to be performed to non-serious problems
It has less swelling than incisional Ptosis Correction
Next, for severely sleepy eyes
the swelling will be similar between Incisional Ptosis Correction and Non-incisional Ptosis Correction
(SOON ’s own Ptosis Correction method?)
Rather than saying that we have our own method, at Soon Plus Plastic Surgery
we do every kind of Ptosis Correction existing
I mentioned Non-incisional Ptosis Correction previously
there is a Non-incisional Ptosis Correction that dosen’t require double eyelid surgery
There is a method that we can simply do Ptosis Correction without a double eyelid surgery
At Soon Plus Plastic Surgery, we perform this kind of surgery,
and Non-incisional Ptosis Correction, and Incisional Ptosis Correction too
Some hospitals do not use three methods
but only perform one or two of them
Our hospital is able to perform every kind of surgery
so we can select a method that suits the patient perfectly
and perform the surgery effectively
(How is the recovery process after the Ptosis Correction?)
The recovery process after a Ptosis Correction is similar to a double eyelid surgery
A Non-incisional Ptosis Correction has a similar recovery time to a Non-incisional double eyelid surgery
The stitch will be removed on the 4th day and after a week, you can go back to your daily routine
An Incisional Ptosis Correction is very similar to an Incisional double eyelid surgery
If you have an Incisional double eyelid surgery, the stitches will be removed on the 5th or the 7th day
and the recovery period can be about a week or two, and the major swelling will subside
One more thing, there is a procedure called One-Day Ptosis Correction
which is a Ptosis Correction-only surgery without a double eyelid surgery
This method; if your existing double eyelid dosen’t disappear, the recovery period can be very short to none
There won’t be any major swelling the next day, so nobody will notice you had a surgery
However, if you double eyelid gets loose or disappear
we add a Non-incisional double eyelid surgery
The recovery period will be similar to a Non-incisional Ptosis Correction
(What do we do for after care?)
Ptosis Correction after care is similar to double eyelid surgery
First, after surgery I recommend using an ice pack
After 2~3 days or 3~4 days, change into a hot compress
After you remove your stitches, you can wash your face
In the case of Non-incisional double eyelid surgery and Non-Incisional Ptosis Correction,
we remove your stitches on the 4th day, so you can wash your face after
Incisional Ptosis Correction takes a week to remove your stitches
and you can wash your face after
A lot of patients ask about makeup
After your eye surgery, applying makeup on your face is fine
However, I recommend applying eye makeup 2 weeks after the surgery
Wearing contact lenses, differ from the method of Ptosis Correction
and the degree of it
I recommend wearing contact lenses 2 weeks after your surgery
Additionally, the One-Day Ptosis Correction
which is a Ptosis Correction-only surgery without a double eyelid surgery
is different from the previous procedures that I mentioned
Makeup or washing your face is available right after your surgery
(Wrapping Up)
Yes, we've learned about ptosis correction today.
Hope it was helpful
See you next time