Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty With Voltaic Arc Dermabrasion.
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY(2018)
Abstract
The aging to the upper eyelid complex includes skin laxity, resulting in rhytids, orbicularis oculi hypertrophy, and pseudohermitian of orbital fat and nowadays a high number of patients seeking cosmetic surgery. Excess and laxity of upper eyelid skin affect more than 90% of women, the impact of these problems on the patient's self-esteem can become important enough to affect quality of life in psychological and sociocultural terms. The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of blepharoplasty with an electrosurgical technology for treatment of skin laxity of upper eyelid, which produced a lid retraction and an elevation of the upper lid without complications. This retrospective evaluation was conducted from October 2008 to July 2015, where 80 patients ( 56 female and 24 male) were treated for excess and laxity of upper eyelid skin with voltaic arc dermabrasion. The outcome was that all patients displayed some aspects of tissue contraction that stretched the lax skin of the upper eyelids, resulting in cosmetic improvement. In conclusion this technique was predictable and useful to remove the laxity of upper eyelid skin minimal recurrence rates, and acceptable aesthetics.
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Key words
Blepharoplasty,dermabrasion,electrosurgery resurfacing,eyelid rejuvenation,voltaic arc dermabrasion
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