Abstract
As more women work outside home, a growing number of women who want to have a natural-looking double eyelid choose the method with a short healing time and less pain. Thus blepharoplasty by the nonincisional method is performed frequently. This technique uses 7-0 nylon for simple triple ring–shaped or center doubled triple ring–shaped suture, with removal of subcutaneous fat, pretarsal muscle, and orbital septum through small incisions. This prevents the possibility that the folds will be loosened. By creation of a scar adhesion between the wider portion of the dermis and the tarsal plate after debulking of the soft tissue, the nonincisional method can be applied to a very thin eyelid without any difficulty.
A retrospective review of the data for 327 patients who underwent nonincisional blepharoplasty using the debulking method from November 24, 2000 through March 9, 2003 is presented. Except for four cases, the procedures were successful. Two complications of conjunctivitis occurred, requiring removal of the buried suture, and two patients reported a mild scar.
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We thank professor Se-Min Baek, M.D. who has advised and imported to us a profound and comprehensive knowledge of the aesthetic surgery.
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Lee, YJ., Baek, RM. & Chung, WJ. Nonincisional Blepharoplasty Using the Debulking Method. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 27, 434–437 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-003-3096-9
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