BACKGROUND Ptosis is an abnormally low position of the upper eyelid. Congenital ptosis should be corrected in early years of childhood. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and complications of frontalis suspension using silicon tube for simple congenital blepharoptosis with poor levator function. METHODS A prospective study was performed on 33 children who underwent frontalis sus...

Botulinum toxin, the causal agent of botulism, is employed in therapeutic settings for a number purposes. toxin injections address aesthetic issues induced or worsened by muscle contraction controlling local neurotransmission. Therapy has transient impact; recovery generally clinically visible few months following treatment. Improper injection placement diffusion to unintended locations might r...

Blepharoplasty is an operation to modify the contour and configuration of the eyelids in order to restore a more youthful appearance. The surgery involves removing redundant skin, fat, and muscle. In addition, supporting structures such as canthal tendons are tightened. Other conditions such as ptosis, brow ptosis, entropion, ectropion, or eyelid retraction may also need to be corrected at the ...

People tend to prefer noninvasive or minimally invasive methods of facial rejuvenation, especially when it involves their face, which is the hallmark of a person's identity and impossible to hide. It is widely known that brow ptosis gives the face a "tired look" and also accentuates deformities of the upper eyelid. Most people who are interested in facial rejuvenation may not accept even a mino...

OBJECTIVES To measure and compare surgical brow elevation with open and endoscopic techniques; to compare patients who did and did not undergo an eyelid procedure in the same setting as the brow-lift; and to determine whether a learning curve exists for a successful endoscopic brow-lift procedure. DESIGN A retrospective review of patients who underwent coronal, trichophytic, and endoscopic br...

Two Caucasian males (57 and 70 years old) were referred to our attention with parasinus mucoceles, maxillary and frontal mucocele, respectively, that had eroded the orbital rim and caused swelling of the eyelids and brow. Invasion of the orbital space caused several ophthalmic symptoms such as diplopia, proptosis, ptosis, and the formation of a palpable mass. Ophthalmic involvement was the firs...

Li et al published an intriguing article in the July 2015 issue of Aesthetic Surgery Journal entitled “Ptosis: an underestimated complication after autologous fat injection into the upper eyelid.” In 2012, I described my experience with fat grafting as a means to repair upper eyelid ptosis without an incision in the upper eyelid. Specifically, I observed improvement in upper eyelid ptosis when ...