| Title | Fat-conserving aesthetic lower blepharoplasty. | | Author(s) | Fante RG, Baker SR | | Institution | Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA. | | Source | Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 2001 Jan-Feb; 32(1):41-7. | | MeSH | Adipose Tissue
Adult
Aged
Blepharoplasty
Esthetics
Eyelids
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Skin Aging
| | Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a variation on lower eyelid fat-conserving blepharoplasty as a treatment for several facets of periorbital aging, especially eyelid fat protrusion and skeletonization of the inferior orbital rim.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Retrospective review of 14 consecutive patients at an academic center who underwent fat-conserving lower blepharoplasty over an 8-month period. Independent evaluation of surgical success was performed by two experienced surgeons.
RESULTS: Fat-conserving blepharoplasty corrected skeletonization of the inferior orbital rim in 13 of 14 cases, and was moderately effective at correction of lower eyelid fat protrusion and wrinkles. There were no complications.
CONCLUSION: Fat-conserving lower blepharoplasty is a safe and effective surgical technique for reduction of visibility of the bony orbital rim and can complement other procedures used to improve signs of aging in the periorbital region. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 11195742 |
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