Surgery · Eye Rejuvenation

Ptosis Correction

How wide the eye opens, measured before any line is drawn

Gangnam, Seoul | Board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Jonghwan Choi
Eye-opening correction, listed as its own item · KHIDI-registered for international patients

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Define

Ptosis correction

What is ptosis correction, and what is it attached to at Rewind?

The short answer

Ptosis correction treats how far an eye opens. When the muscle that raises the upper lid pulls weakly, the lid margin rests low across the iris, the eye reads sleepy at every hour of the day, and the brow quietly takes over work the lid should be doing. At Rewind this correction has no package of its own: on the clinic's rate list, correction of eye opening appears as an item added to a double eyelid operation. That is also the shape of the conversation — a finding at the examination that changes both the plan and the quotation.

Sources for this page: Rewind's Korean eyelid pages, which publish the findings this item is judged on, and the clinic's own rate list, where eye-opening correction sits as a separately priced addition. Rewind publishes no surgical description for it, so no incision, anaesthetic or operating time is stated below.

One word covers two complaints. In English-speaking practice ptosis usually arrives as a functional problem: a lid low since childhood, or one that has dropped with age, sometimes far enough to shade the upper field of vision. In Korean eyelid practice the same correction is asked for by people whose eyes look heavy and tired in photographs. Both groups reach the same chair, and both are measured the same way before anything is offered.

The measurement matters more here than in most eyelid work, because a fold and an opening are separate things. A crease operation changes where the lid folds. Correcting the opening changes how much of the eye the lid uncovers. One can be done without the other, and confusing the two is the most common reason a patient is disappointed by a technically clean crease.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi examining a patient's eyes at the consultation desk
Fig. 01 — Where the lid margin and the brow are read, before a plan exists
Result

Before & After

Why this page carries empty case frames

Rewind photographs its own patients, under one lighting setup, in the clinic. Eye-opening correction is almost always carried alongside a crease operation, so any case shown here would have to be captioned with both procedures to be truthful about what changed. No such case has been cleared for publication on this page yet, and the four frames below stay marked as pending until the clinic releases its own. Borrowing a photograph from a crease page to fill them would misdescribe the operation this page is about.

Rewind patients — eye opening and lid margin

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Eye-opening correction with a non-incisional crease
Individual results may vary. Clinic photographs of this item are awaited.
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Eye-opening correction with a full-incision crease
Individual results may vary. Clinic photographs of this item are awaited.
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One-sided correction, the two lids compared
Individual results may vary. Clinic photographs of this item are awaited.
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Forehead at rest, once the lid carries its own weight
Individual results may vary. Clinic photographs of this item are awaited.

Photographs on Rewind pages are the clinic's own patients, published only with consent and never retouched. Individual results may vary, and no case predicts another. Swelling, bruising, a difference in height between the two lids, altered sensation and scarring can follow eyelid surgery. An examination with the surgeon comes before any decision about this item.

Findings

What is measured

Which findings put eye-opening correction on an eyelid plan?

Rewind publishes candidacy findings for this item and no technique page, so those findings are what the decision runs on. Four of them recur across the clinic's eyelid material, and each one is observed: you are asked to look straight ahead, and the surgeon watches what the lid and the brow actually do.

finding 01
How much of the iris shows
Rewind lists eyes that uncover under roughly 80 per cent of the iris when open. The figure is read on each side separately, because two eyes almost never sit at the same height, and the smaller opening is usually the one a patient has stopped noticing.
finding 02
What the brow is doing
The clinic's list names people who raise the brow and engage the forehead every time the eyes open. That compensation is easy to miss in a mirror and obvious on video. A fold drawn onto a lid leaves the compensation exactly where it was.
finding 03
A lid that feels heavy
Under its full-incision crease, Rewind lists eyes that feel weighed down because the opening muscle is weak. The sensation is reported more often than the appearance: reading tires, and the eyes feel worse late in the day than early.
finding 04
A sleepy look, and the line of sight
Eyes described as looking sleepy and tired, and lid tissue that enters the line of sight when looking ahead, sit on the same list. Where sight is genuinely obstructed the examination separates that from an appearance complaint before anything is planned.

Two neighbouring operations answer to findings that look similar from the outside. When the weight over the eye turns out to be lid skin that has descended with age, the answer lies with upper blepharoplasty and not with the opening muscle. When the inner corner is what narrows the eye, the discussion moves to epicanthoplasty. Both are separate listed operations here, with their own scars and their own recoveries.

Decide

In sequence

How is ptosis correction decided at Rewind, and why is no technique printed here?

This section describes a decision and not a dissection. Rewind's Korean site carries surgical step-by-step pages for its crease operations and for its lid-skin operations; it publishes none for eye-opening correction. So the sequence below is the one the clinic does document: what is measured, what the finding attaches to, and what is confirmed by the surgeon before a date exists.

01Measure

Iris exposure and brow use are read first

Both eyes are observed in a straight-ahead gaze, and then again with the brow held still, since a busy forehead hides how little the lid is lifting. The two sides are recorded separately. An asymmetry found at this point changes the plan more than any preference about crease height does.

02Separate

A weak opening and a heavy lid are two different findings

Descended skin, a dropped brow and a weak lift all produce a tired eye. Each has its own operation at this clinic, and the examination exists to tell them apart. Where two of them coexist, the surgeon says which one is doing most of the work and what a single operation will and will not change.

03Attach

The correction rides on the crease operation that suits the lid

Rewind's crease choice — buried, partial-incision or full-incision — is made on lid thickness and on the volume of fat above the eye. Eye-opening correction is added to whichever of those the lid can hold, so the same finding can produce two different plans in two different eyes.

04Quote

It appears as its own line before you agree to anything

Because the item is priced separately on the clinic's list, it cannot be folded silently into a crease quotation. You are told at the chair that it is being added and what it adds. Where a previous operation is being corrected, the quotation follows an examination of that surgery.

05Confirm

The surgical detail is settled at the examination, not on this page

In the published literature this class of operation is discussed as levator advancement: the muscle that lifts the lid is addressed so that it does more of the work. Which approach an individual eye needs, and under which anaesthetic, is confirmed by the operating surgeon. Rewind publishes neither detail, so this page states neither.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi operating under loupe magnification at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 02 — Loupe magnification; the lid is millimetre work
Rewind

Why here

Why eye-opening correction should belong to the surgeon who measured it

This item is decided by observation and carried out in millimetres, and the person who judged the lift is the person who has to reproduce that judgement in theatre. At Rewind those are the same person, and the correction is charged as a line you were told about, never absorbed into a package.

01Reading

The finding is made by hand, at the chair

How much of the iris a lid uncovers, whether the brow is compensating and whether the two sides differ are things you see in a person, not in a photograph sent ahead. The medical director holds that examination himself, and the operation is planned from what he measured that day.

02Listing

A separate line on the rate list, by design

Rewind prices eye-opening correction as an addition to crease surgery. That structure has a patient-facing consequence: nothing about the opening can be quietly bundled into a crease price, and revision cases are quoted only after the earlier surgery has been examined.

03Continuity

One operating surgeon, from examination to follow-up

One board-certified plastic surgeon examines, operates and holds every review afterwards; no case is handed to a second operator. Overseas patients are supported in their own language through consultation and follow-up, and the clinic is KHIDI-registered as an institution for international patients.

Surgery underway in the operating room at Rewind Plastic Surgery
Fig. 03 — The room where the measurement becomes an operation
Theatre

In the operating room

Where the correction is carried out, and what the clinic states about it

Prepared operating table and instruments at Rewind Plastic Surgery

Fig. 04 — Prepared for eyelid work, instruments laid out

Recovery room at Rewind Plastic Surgery

Fig. 05 — Recovery, where the first cold compress is given

The clinic occupies the fourth and fifth floors of the Richro Building in Apgujeong, Gangnam. Consultation, surgery and every review afterwards are held by the medical director, and surgical consultations are taken Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday until 19:00 and Saturday until 16:00, by appointment only. Two things this page will not tell you are the anaesthetic and the time in theatre: Rewind does not publish either for this item, and a number invented for a web page is worse than a blank.

Listed as an addition to a double eyelid operation
Carried with the buried, partial-incision or full-incision crease
Iris exposure read on each side, brow compensation noted
Anaesthetic and theatre time: not published by the clinic
Mon·Tue·Wed·Fri 10:00–19:00 · Sat 10:00–16:00 · by appointment only
Operated by Dr. Jonghwan Choi
Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeon

Board-certified plastic surgeon

Korean specialist certification in Plastic Surgery; member of the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and of the Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Rewind is KHIDI-registered to treat international patients, Reg. M-2025-01-08-09288.

Cost

Pricing

What does eye-opening correction add to an eyelid quotation in Seoul?

This item is never quoted alone. It is quoted beside the crease operation that carries it, and the crease is chosen on the lid, so the four lines below are the ones an eye consultation usually touches. Your figure is the sum of the lines your examination called for, and the cheapest crease on the list is not automatically the one your lid can hold.

Eye-opening correction, added to a crease operationListed as an addition on Rewind's own rate list, quoted at the examination
₩1,200,000
Non-incisional crease, the usual partner operationBuried method, no skin opened, seven micro-anchor points
₩1,200,000
Partial-incision creaseA short opening, for lids carrying surplus fat and muscle tissue
₩1,800,000
Full-incision creaseThe designed line opened along its length, tissue removed, layers closed
₩2,900,000

Listed rates, VAT excluded; the anaesthetic fee already sits inside each figure shown. Correction of an earlier operation is quoted after that surgery has been examined, because what is left to work with decides the scope. Nothing reaches your plan here without being named at the chair first.

Fit

Suitability

Who is eye-opening correction for, and who is asked to wait?

What the clinic's findings point to

  • Under roughly four-fifths of the iris uncovered with the eyes open, measured on each side
  • Brows lifted and the forehead engaged as part of opening the eyes
  • A lid that feels weighed down from a weak lift, which the clinic lists under its full-incision crease
  • Eyes that look sleepy and tired, with lid tissue entering the straight-ahead field
  • Someone whose question is how wide the eye opens, and not only where the fold sits
  • A previous crease that looks clean while the eye still opens narrowly

Where the examination redirects the plan

  • Weight that turns out to be descended lid skin: the upper-lid operation answers that, and it is listed and priced on its own
  • A brow that has dropped and is now carrying the lid, where a sub-brow or forehead operation is the place that discussion starts
  • A difference between the two eyes that appeared recently, which is examined and documented before any date is offered
  • Bleeding, clotting or wound-healing conditions, and any medication that affects them
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or inflammation and infection around the eye at the time
  • A hope that both lids will finish at identical heights, which cannot be promised for any eyelid operation
After

Recovery

What recovery asks of you when the correction travels with a crease

Rewind publishes its aftercare by operation, and this item inherits the sheet of whichever operation carried it. Two upper-lid sheets exist at the clinic: one for a buried-suture lid and one for an incisional lid. The clinic does not publish a suture-removal day for eye-opening correction itself, so no date is given here; what follows is what its own sheets ask for.

First days
Clean, and left alone
The incisional sheet puts cleanliness and infection prevention first, and asks that the eye is not rubbed and that forced eye movements are avoided. Cold compresses are given in recovery; heat is not.
About a week
No sauna, no bathhouse, no sweat
The buried-lid sheet asks for roughly a week away from saunas, steam and bathhouses and from exercise that raises a sweat. Cleansers stay low-irritant and the lid is washed without scrubbing.
One to two weeks
Swelling and bruising ease
Rewind records bruising and swelling settling inside one to two weeks after incisional upper-lid surgery, with individual variation. The lid can look fuller and the fold higher through that window than it will later.
Then
Sun, and a reason to come back
Sunscreen is asked for, since pigment settles into a healing line. If a knot loosens or the lid shape shifts after a buried procedure, the clinic asks you to come in instead of waiting to see what happens.

Eyelid surgery can bring swelling, bruising, a height difference between the two lids, altered sensation, dryness or irritation of the eye surface, and scarring. The exact height an eye settles at cannot be promised in advance: a corrected lid can end higher or lower than its partner, and where that happens it is examined and discussed before anything further is planned. Tell the surgeon about every previous eye operation and about any medication you take before a date is agreed.

Doctor

Professional

At Rewind, one board-certified plastic surgeon carries every case — from the first consultation to the final follow-up. Because a face is a story, and a story deserves a single author.

Dr. Jonghwan Choi, board-certified plastic surgeonRewind,
Dr. Jonghwan Choi presenting at an academic session
Fig. 06 — Academic presentation, thread-lifting session

Rewind's Doctor

Dr. Jonghwan Choi Medical Director

One surgeon, from the first
consultation to the last follow-up.

A board-certified plastic surgeon devoted to anti-aging lifting — with the precision and restraint built through years of craniofacial practice.

Board-certified plastic surgeon (Plastic Surgery)
10 peer-reviewed publications
Medical Director, Rewind Plastic Surgery
Korean Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
Former chief director, Apgujeong Y&T Plastic Surgery
Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
J Craniofac Surg · JKMS · Arch Craniofac Surg
Korean Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
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Questions

Ptosis correction in Seoul — what patients ask at the examination

Is ptosis correction the same operation as double eyelid surgery?
No. A crease operation decides where the lid folds; this correction decides how much of the eye the lid uncovers. At Rewind the two are separate items on the rate list, and the correction is listed as an addition to the crease operation rather than as a package of its own.
How does the clinic decide that my eye opens too little?
By looking, on both sides. Rewind's eyelid material lists eyes uncovering under roughly 80 per cent of the iris, and people who raise the brow and use the forehead to open the eyes. Both are read in a straight-ahead gaze at the examination, and the two eyes are recorded separately.
Why does this page not describe the surgical technique?
Because Rewind does not publish one for this item. The clinic has step-by-step pages for its crease operations and for its lid-skin operation; it has none for eye-opening correction. Stating an incision or an approach the clinic has never published would be invention, so the technique is confirmed by the surgeon instead.
Can the opening be corrected without any crease surgery?
The clinic's rate list carries this item as an addition to a double eyelid operation, which is the only structure Rewind publishes for it. Whether a particular eye can be planned differently is a question for the examination, and the surgeon answers it there with your lid in front of him.
My forehead aches by the evening. Is that connected to my eyes?
It can be. Rewind's candidacy list names people who lift the brow and engage the forehead every time the eyes open, and a forehead doing a lid's work all day is tiring. Whether that pattern is caused by a weak lift, descended skin or a dropped brow is what the examination separates.
Will correcting the opening make my eyes look bigger?
It changes how much of the iris is visible, which reads as a more awake eye. It is not a size adjustment, and it does nothing to the width of the eye or to the inner corner. If width is the concern, the inner-corner operation is a different item with a different scar.
Will both eyes finish at exactly the same height?
That cannot be promised for any eyelid operation, and it is the limitation worth understanding before you book. Most eyes start asymmetrical, and a corrected lid can settle a little higher or lower than its partner. Rewind examines any difference at follow-up before discussing what, if anything, comes next.
I am in my twenties and my eyes have always looked sleepy. Is this for me?
Possibly. A weak lift can be present from childhood, and the findings the clinic lists are about what the lid does, not about your age. The examination checks whether the lift, the skin or the brow is responsible, since a young lid with plenty of elasticity is usually a lift question.
What is off the list in the first week?
Saunas, steam rooms and bathhouses, and any exercise that raises a sweat, on Rewind's buried-lid sheet. Strong cleansers and scrubbing are out, and the eye is not rubbed. The incisional sheet adds keeping the area clean and avoiding forced eye movements.
How will I know before surgery whether this line is in my quotation?
Because it is a separate line, you will be told at the chair. The correction is priced as an addition to the crease operation, so it appears as its own item in the quotation you are given, and it is explained before any date is agreed.
What are the risks specific to operating on eye opening?
Swelling and bruising of the lid, a height difference between the two sides, over- or under-correction of the opening, altered sensation, dryness or irritation of the eye surface, and scarring along any incision used. Severe pain, a fever or sudden change in vision is a reason to return promptly.
Who will be operating, and what support is there for patients travelling in?
Rewind has one operating surgeon: the medical director, Dr. Jonghwan Choi, a board-certified plastic surgeon who examines, operates and reviews every case himself. Interpreter-assisted consultation is arranged for overseas patients, and the clinic holds KHIDI registration for treating foreign patients.
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Scientific evidence

Published research on eyelid lift correction and combined crease surgery

These papers describe the class of operation, not this clinic: how an unrecognised weak lift changes the plan for an upper-lid operation, what a five-year series of combined crease and lift correction reports, how a coexisting congenital lift problem is planned around, and what the outcome literature for upper-lid surgery measures. Rewind publishes no technique of its own for eye-opening correction, so nothing below is presented as a description of the operation performed here. None of these studies predicts an individual outcome.