Canthoplasty repair for canthal rounding.

BACKGROUND: Canthal rounding can occur following trauma or surgery to the medial or lateral canthus, causing possible aesthetic or functional deficits to patients. Several surgical techniques to repair canthal rounding have been described previously. We report a new technique for canthoplasty repair of canthal rounding with the use of illustrative cases. METHODS: This is a retrospective case series describing the technique using illustrative cases from across three sites (London [UK], Adelaide [Australia], Sydney [Australia]). Twelve patients with post-surgical canthal rounding were included. Information collected for our illustrative cases include patient demographics, diagnosis, complications, outcomes and further treatment. RESULTS: There were no peri- or post-operative complications. All except one patient reported good surgical outcomes after one procedure. In one patient there was rounding recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Our patients reported excellent outcomes post-operatively without any significant scarring.