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. 2023 Sep;43(9):3199-3206.
doi: 10.1007/s10792-023-02720-3. Epub 2023 May 15.

Rejuvenating the aging upper periorbita

Yasemin Aslan Katircioglu  1 , Tuba Celik  2 , Dudu Deniz Acar  1 , Ayşe Burcu  1
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Rejuvenating the aging upper periorbita

Yasemin Aslan Katircioglu et al. Int Ophthalmol. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy of a comprehensive surgical approach in rejuvenating the aging upper periorbita.

Methods: Three hundred and twenty eyes of 160 patients who were treated for dermatochalasis(D), eyebrow ptosis (EP) and blepharoptosis (BP) were included in the study. One hundred and ninety-eight patients had only dermatochalasis, 74 patients had D and EP, 39 patients had D and BP, 7 patients had D, EP and BP and 2 patients had D, EP and blepharospasm. The patients were evaluated before surgery, at 1 week, 1 month and 6 months after surgery. Dermatochalasis was scored between 0 and 3 points according to upper lid laxity and IP drooping. EP was scored between 0 and 2 points as normal, lateral EP and total EP. Aging was classified as mild in those with a total score of less than 3 points, moderate in those with a score of 3-6 and severe in those above 6 points.

Results: Of the patients, 121 were female and 39 were male, with a mean age of 52 (40-87) years. The surgeries were performed as follows: upper eyelid blepharoplasty (UEB) 197(61.6%) patients, UEB + browpexy(B) 77(24.1%) patients, UEB + B + levator resection(LR) 7(2.2%) and UEB + LR 39 (12.2%) patients. While a statistically significant improvement was observed in patients who underwent UEB + B (p < 0.001), postoperative improvements were not found statistically significant compared to preoperative scores in other surgeries. The postsurgical scores showed statistically significant improvement in all age groups (p < 0.001).

Conclusions: A comprehensive surgical treatment can provide effective results in upper periorbital rejuvenation for patients with varying degrees of upper periorbital aging.

Keywords: Blepharoplasty; Blepharoptosis; Browpexy; Rejuvenating; Upper periorbita.

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