OBJECTIVE To clarify in vivo healing of eyelid skin after carbon dioxide (CO2) laser resurfacing. DESIGN Patients requesting upper eyelid blepharoplasty consented to undergo previous CO2 laser skin resurfacing of the upper eyelid skin segments to be excised at various time intervals. After blepharoplasty, the skin specimens were analyzed histopathologically by 2 masked pathologists. PATIENT...

In efforts to solve blepharochalasis, the problem of droopy eyelids that happens as people age, various surgical methods have been developed and disclosed over the years. Among them, classical upper blepharoplasty, the most fundamental procedure, involves excision of redundant eyelid skin in the upper palpebrae [1-4]. This operation utilizes an approach through the lid crease line of the upper ...

BACKGROUND The authors evaluated the clinical efficacy of blepharoplasty using a newly developed, buried double twisted suture (BDTS) technique to correct upper eyelid epiblepharon. METHODS This retrospective study was conducted from October 2013 to July 2015 at the Oculoplastic Clinic, Bundang CHA Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea. A total of 122 eyes from 61 patients with uppe...

OBJECTIVE To study the safety and surgical time required when using the tissue adhesive 2-ethyl-cyanoacrylate compared with conventional suture in upper lid blepharoplasty. METHOD A retrospective study was performed on 40 eyes of 20 patients who underwent bilateral upper lid blepharoplasty. In 7 patients, continuous non-absorbable suture (6-0 nylon monofilament Ethilon(®), Ethicon Inc., Somer...

PURPOSE To compare pain on injection of two modified anesthetic lidocaine solutions for use in upper blepharoplasty: 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine, and 2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine buffered 9:1 with 8.4% sodium bicarbonate. METHODS In this prospective, double-masked study, 25 consecutive patients undergoing upper blepharoplasty were submitted to the anesthesic procedure. ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the surgical efficacy and wound-healing characteristics of the tissue adhesive octyl-2-cyanoacrylate (approved by the Food and Drug Administration) with traditional suture closure in upper blepharoplasty. METHODS Prospective, randomized, blinded study comparing cosmetic and functional outcome and time efficiency. Twenty subjects underwent upper eyelid blepharoplasty. Each...

In performing upper blepharoplasty in the elderly, looking younger and keeping the eyelids harmonious with the rest of the face have to be achieved at the same time. The most important goal in upper blepharoplasty for aging is correcting the drooping upper eyelid skin, and in this process, the surgeon may or may not create a double eyelid fold. The pros and cons have to be fully discussed with ...

Lateral brow ptosis is a common aging phenomenon, contributing to the lateral upper eyelid hooding, in addition to dermatochalasis. Lateral brow lift complements upper blepharoplasty in achieving a youthful periorbital appearance. In this study, the author reports his experience in utilizing a temporal (pretrichial) subcutaneous lateral brow lift technique under local anesthesia. A retrospectiv...