Blepharoplasty with External Mini-Incisions

Cholecystectomy with no external incisions.

A modified mini-incisional technique for double-eyelid blepharoplasty.

BACKGROUND Double-eyelid blepharoplasty is one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries in Asia. OBJECTIVE To introduce a modified mini-incisional technique to form a double eyelid. METHODS A total of 372 patients (325 women, 47 men) were involved in the study between July 2008 and August 2014. Their age ranged from 16 to 34 years, with a mean age of 24 years. All patients underwent the modif...

The Buried Bumper Syndrome: External Bumper Extraction after Radial Mini Incisions and Replacement through an Adjacent Tract

Although considered as a safe method to provide long-term nutritional support, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) may be complicated by a buried bumper syndrome (BBS), a life-threatening condition. Removal of the PEG tube with its buried bumper and reinsertion of a new PEG tube is often necessary. Since its description in 1988, less than 50 cases of BBS managed by external extraction of ...

Combined anchor suture with external upper eyelid blepharoplasty in Asian patients.

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of an anchor fixation stitch in combination with the external incision technique in Asian upper blepharoplasty. METHODS Combined with an upper eyelid blepharoplasty using a conventional external incision procedure, an anchor stitch was used to fixate the dermal layer of the pretarsal skin and the upper edge of the tarsal plate. The procedure was performed in 72 p...

Tips to prevent complications with transconjunctival blepharoplasty.

Transconjunctival blepharoplasty is a commonly performed procedure. Corneal protection, avoidance of damage to the inferior oblique muscle of the eye, avoidance of hemorrhage from the fat pads, and adequate fat removal are important considerations when transconjunctival blepharoplasty is performed. The described surgical technique provides consistently satisfactory results and avoids the use of...