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Long-term results in 248 patients who underwent electrocoagulation to tighten the orbicular muscles of the eyes have proved that the technique is not only safe but highly satisfactory.
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Foerster, D.W. A new method for tightening the orbicularis oculi muscles during blepharoplasty. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 3, 265–269 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577863
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577863