Asian Blepharoplasty and the Eyelid Crease

New to this edition

    New chapters provide coverage of lid-crease function and dynamics; the merits and pitfalls of epicanthoplasty and the use of permanent buried sutures; the most optimal techniques used in performing Asian eyelid surgery; and newer partial-incision techniques.
    Full-color artwork shows three-dimensional representations of key anatomy and procedural steps.
    Focused update highlights the complications related to lid crease placement, skin removal, and epicanthoplasty.
    A total of 30 comprehensive videos cover primary surgery through to revisional procedures and can be viewed step-by-step or as an entire sequence.
    Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, videos, images, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Table of Contents

1. What is an Upper Lid Crease?

2. Historical Considerations

3. Anatomy of the Upper Lid

4. The Eyelid Crease: Goals and Benchmarks

5. Consultation and Counselling

6. Suture Ligation Method

7. External Incision Methods

8. Asian Blepharoplasty I (The First Vector)

9. Asian Blepharoplasty II (The Second Vector)

10. Asian Blepharoplasty III (Factors that influence Outcome)

11. Concept of Triangular, Trapezoidal and Rectangular Debulking---Application in Upper Blepharoplasty

12. Optimal Closure and Management of Wound Healing

13. Primary Asian Blepharoplasty Results (Before and After)

14. Suboptimal Factors

15. Revision Parameters

16. Revisions in Suboptimal Cases

17. Advanced Concept of a Glide Zone as it relates to Upper Lid Crease, Lid Fold, and Application in Asian Blepharoplasty

18. Advanced: Beveled Approach and Mid-Lamellar Clearance in Revisional Asian Blepharoplasty

19. Advanced: Angle of Observation, Crease Height, and its effects on Clinical Outcome of Upper Blepharoplasty

20. Advanced: Tarsal Tilt and its effects in Normal and Abnormal Clinical Conditions

21. The Effect of High Anchoring of Crease, Faden Effect, and use of buried sutures

22. Advanced: Summary of Eyelid Crease Factors

23. Advanced Concept of the Eyelid Crease as a stringed series of unipoints

24. Asian Eyelid Surgery: Thoughts

Khoo Boo-Chai

25. Treatment of Medial Upper Lid Fold and the fog surrounding epicanthoplasty

26. Novel technique, Challenges and Outlook for the future in Aesthetic Surgery of the Asian eye

Appendix