Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of non-endoscopic,
small-incision subperiosteal forehead and browlift in patients undergoing associated
upper eyelid blepharoplasty.
This is a retrospective, non-comparative case series of 14 consecutive patients in
12 months. Eleven patients underwent bilateral and three unilateral surgery. Unilateral
surgery was performed in patients with facial palsy and was augmented with cable suspension.
The technique involves five small scalp incisions to create a single subperiosteal
and deep temporal cavity. Superior arcus marginalis release and direct visualisation
of the supraorbital nerve was achieved via a trans-blepharoplasty approach.
All patients achieved a desirable browlift and contour. Follow up ranged from 2 to
40 weeks. Minor complications included transient diplopia (1), reduced upper eyelid
sensation (1), and brief postoperative bleeding from one of the small incision sites
(1).
Small incision and trans-blepharoplasty forehead and browlift is a safe and effective
method to achieve a cosmetically desirable browlift in patients that require associated
upper eyelid blepharoplasty, using standard oculoplastic equipment without the need
for an endoscope.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 24, 2006
Accepted:
December 9,
2005
Received:
July 15,
2005
Footnotes
☆Presented in part at the 5th British Oculoplastic Surgery Society Meeting, 15–16 May 2005, Birmingham, UK.
☆There was no financial support.
☆The authors have no proprietary interest in this study.
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© 2006 The British Association of Plastic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
