Abstract
Surgery of Oriental eyelids falls into two broad groups. One method uses the conjunctival approach, and the other, the external skin approach. Technical refinements in the skin approach method which the author has developed over the last 10 years are described.
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Boo-Chai, K. Surgery for oriental eyelids: Some refinements in technique. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 1, 57–60 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570236
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570236