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A rather common omission in technique results in leaving the lateral fat compartment of the lower lid partially or totally untouched, which results in a deformity in an otherwise excellent blepharoplasty. This leads to unhappiness in patients. Prevention of this condition is easily attained by a change in the direction of the incision over the orbicularis muscle. Once the condition has occurred, a simple direct surgical approach resolves the problem.
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Past Senior and Chief of Plastic Surgery Division at the Hospital of the Good Samaritan, and Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Retired member of the Faculty of University of Southern California School of Medicine, Plastic Surgery Division, Los Angeles, California
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Castañares, S. The lateral fat compartment of the lower eyelid. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 7, 27–30 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570532
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570532