The Six-Step Lower Blepharoplasty

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...

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

Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty

IndIcatIOnS Indications are as follows: dermatochalasis, skin laxity, eyebrow descent, prominent fat compartments, lacrimal gland descent, suborbicularis brow fat, prominent orbital rim, laxity of the tarsoligamentous sling, and hypertrophic or atrophic orbicularis oculi. 1 Evaluating medical history, brow stability, and levator function will help determine if ptosis is a contributing factor or...

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...