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Treatment of Postblepharoplasty Lower Eyelid Retraction with Dermis Fat Spacer Grafting

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Lower eyelid retraction is a potential complication following transcutaneous lower eyelid blepharoplasty. Several mechanisms contribute to postblepharoplasty eyelid retraction, including excess skin removal, exuberant scarring of the middle lamella, and unforeseen lower eyelid laxity. Several techniques have been described to treat postblepharoplasty eyelid retraction using a combination of mid-face lifting with or without posterior lamella spacer grafts. We described a new method of lower eyelid retraction using dermis fat as a posterior lamellar graft combined with mid-facial lifting.1,2

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  1. Kikkawa DO, Kim JW. Lower-eyelid blepharoplasty. Int Ophthalmol Clin 1997;37:163–178.

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  1. San Diego School of Medicine, Shiley Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Division of Oculofacial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA

    Bobby S. Korn MD, PhD (Assistant Professor)

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Division of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

    Don O. Kikkawa MD (Clinical Professor, Chief)

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Ophthalmology and Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Morris E. Hartstein MD, FACS (Clinical Associate Professor) (Clinical Associate Professor)

  2. Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA

    John B. Holds MD, FACS (Clinical Professor) (Clinical Professor)

  3. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Eye Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

    Guy G. Massry MD (Director) (Director)

  4. Spalding Dr. Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology, Beverly Hills, CA

    Guy G. Massry MD (Director) (Director)

  5. Davidorf Eye Group, West Hills, CA, USA

    Guy G. Massry MD (Director) (Director)

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Korn, B.S., Kikkawa, D.O. (2008). Treatment of Postblepharoplasty Lower Eyelid Retraction with Dermis Fat Spacer Grafting. In: Hartstein, M.E., Holds, J.B., Massry, G.G. (eds) Pearls and Pitfalls in Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69007-0_61

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