title: New technique for medial canthoplasty that incorporates modified v-w epicanthoplasty.
abstract: Telecanthus, which is the lateral displacement of the medial canthus, can be a congenital deformity or can occur after facial trauma. Several epicanthoplasty methods have been described, but the orbitonasal angle and appropriate shape cannot be reconstructed in Asians. We solved this problem by using a dog-ear effect. This article describes a new design for epicanthoplasty and its results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ward, Tokyo, Japan. ysakamoto@z8.keio.jp
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Ikkei
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tamada
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kishi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006972:Hypertelorism / Q000208:ethnology / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D055815:Young Adult