The authors present a large series of 1217 patients undergoing double eyelid blepharoplasty
in young asian women operated by a single surgeon.
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In order to evaluate the presence of eyelid asymmetries preoperatively the authors
develop an original method to analyze the differences in thickness of both upper eyelids
through MRI imaging. These differences are later confirmed through intraoperative
weighing of the resected specimens. Although, as the authors acknowledge in their
text, the intraoperative weighing is highly susceptible to researcher bias, their
preoperative results through MRI imaging showing a high incidence of upper eyelid
asymmetries are an important finding for plastic surgeons performing double eyelid
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References
Zhou Q, Zhang L, Wang P J, Yang S, Bi Y L. Preoperative asymmetry of upper eyelid thickness in young Chinese women undergoing double eyelid blepharoplasty. J Aesth Plast Recon Surg.
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Published online: May 03, 2012
Accepted:
April 8,
2012
Received:
March 22,
2012
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© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Preoperative asymmetry of upper eyelid thickness in young Chinese women undergoing double eyelid blepharoplastyJournal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic SurgeryVol. 65Issue 9
- PreviewAsymmetry of the eyelid crease is a major complication following double eyelid blepharoplasty; the reasons are multivariate. This study presents, for the first time, a novel method, based on high-definition magnetic resonance imaging and high-precision weighing of tissue, for quantitating preoperative asymmetry of eyelid thickness in young Chinese women presenting for blepharoplasty. From 1 January 2008 to 1 October 2011, we studied 1217 women requesting double eyelid blepharoplasty. The patients ranged in age from 17 to 24 years (average 21.13 years).
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