The Five-step Lower Blepharoplasty Technique Refined

The five-step lower blepharoplasty: blending the eyelid-cheek junction.

BACKGROUND Lower lid blepharoplasty has potential for significant long-lasting complications and marginal aesthetic outcomes if not performed correctly, or if one disregards the anatomical aspects of the orbicularis oculi muscle. This has detracted surgeons from performing the technical maneuvers necessary for optimal periorbital rejuvenation. A simplified, "five-step" clinical approach based o...

COSMETIC The Five-Step Lower Blepharoplasty: Blending the Eyelid-Cheek Junction

Dallas, Texas; Beverly Hills, Calif.; and Lyon, France Background: Lower lid blepharoplasty has potential for significant long-lasting complications and marginal aesthetic outcomes if not performed correctly, or if one disregards the anatomical aspects of the orbicularis oculi muscle. This has detracted surgeons from performing the technical maneuvers necessary for optimal periorbital rejuvenat...

Fat preservation technique of lower-lid blepharoplasty.

This refinement of lower-lid blepharoplasty replaces bulging fat of the lower lid back into the orbit. Capsulopalpebral repair strengthens the orbital septum to retain the orbital fat in the orbit. The author describes his operative technique, focusing closely on relevant anatomy. (Aesthetic Surg J 2001;21:450-459.).

Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty

In no other area of facial aesthetic surgery is such a fragile balance struck between form and function as that in eyelid modification. Owing to the delicate nature of eyelid structural composition and the vital role the eyelids serve in protecting the visual system, iatrogenic alterations in eyelid anatomy must be made with care, precision, and thoughtful consideration of existing soft tissue ...

Lower Eyelid Pinch Blepharoplasty