First of all, the surgical method of the outer corner of the eye affects the recovery time. There are many ways to open the corner of the eye, which method mainly depends on the patient's eye skin. The general operation is to cut the outer corner of the eye under local anesthesia. The length of the incision depends on the degree of expansion of the eyelid cleft. Insert the blunt scissors through the incision and peel them off from the bulbar conjunctiva. Both the upper and lower parts are peeled off to the fornix, and the peeling range should include the whole outer corner of the eye, so that the conjunctiva can be fully relaxed and pulled down to the outer canthus wound without tension. The recovery time of different methods is also very different.

Secondly, the recovery time of canthus opening is related to personal physique. The time of canthotomy is about 1 hour. The operation required suture, and the stitches were removed five days later. After one week, the swelling gradually decreased. After stitches are removed, the corners of eyes will be red, which is normal. According to individual physical differences, in some cases, red eye can disappear quickly, and some may be later. Generally speaking, you can fully recover in almost three months.

Postoperative care is very important, and the recovery time of canthotomy depends on your postoperative care. If the nursing is proper, the recovery time will naturally be shortened, but if the maintenance is not paid attention to, it will cause other unnecessary troubles and affect the recovery time of canthotomy. Excessive eye use and eye inflammation should be avoided in the short term after canthotomy, because this situation may cause adhesion of new wound site and affect the effect of canthotomy.