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Improving the Lateral Fullness of the Upper Eyelid

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The lateral fullness of the upper eyelid is its convex surface area from the eyebrow to the eyelid crease. Rejuvenation of upper eyelids can be achieved by accenting their fullness. An S-shaped fusiform skin segment is removed from the upper eyelid, with care taken to spare the orbicularis occuli muscle. Approximately 1 ml of fat tissue is excised from the medial compartment by transmuscular incision. The fat is placed in the crease, and the orbicularis occuli muscle is stitched together over the transplanted fat tissue. Imbrication of the orbicularis occuli muscle and insertion of 1 ml of fat tissue into the muscle layers increase the lateral fullness and significantly emphasizes the aesthetic result of upper eyelid blepharoplasty.

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  1. Virányos Clinic, Virányos utca 23/D, Budapest, 1125, Hungary

    Gusztáv Gulyás M.D., Ph.D

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Gulyás, G. Improving the Lateral Fullness of the Upper Eyelid. Aesth Plast Surg 30, 641–648 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-005-0120-2

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