Simplified Muscle-Suspension Lower Blepharoplasty by Orbicularis Hitch

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Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2017, Vol 37(4) NP43–NP44 © 2017 The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is...

Aging of orbicularis oculi: anatomophysiologic consideration in upper blepharoplasty.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the anatomophysiologic aging-related changes in the orbicularis oculi muscle. METHODS We examined the full-thickness histologic characteristics of the upper eyelids from cadavers of 30-, 40-, 60-, and 70-year-old men and the muscle interference pattern (IP) of 68 healthy volunteers of both sexes aged 18 to 73 years. RESULTS Histologic analysis revealed that in the a...

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...