상안검거근 Levator Muscle

Transient ptosis is a known complication of botulinum toxin (BoNT) injection due to inadvertent migration of toxin into the levator palpebrae superioris muscle. Currently there is no treatment available for BoNT induced ptosis. Apraclonidin…

[BACKGROUND] Blepharoplasty is a common aesthetic surgery performed worldwide. In Asians, too high eyelid folds after blepharoplasty cause an unsatisfactory aesthetic outcome that is difficult to correct. In this article, the authors propos…

[OBJECTIVE] To discuss the classification of obviously asymmetric palpebral fissure of single-fold eyelid and their corrective methods performed with double-fold eyelid blepharoplasty simultaneously. [METHODS] Forty patients with obviously…

An accurate understanding of the anatomy of the levator palpebrae superioris aponeurosis (LPSA) is critical for successful blepharoplasty of aponeurotic ptosis. We investigated the macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the LPSA.This prospe…

[BACKGROUND] Double-eyelid blepharoplasty is a popular aesthetic surgery in Asians. However, the buried suture technique is associated with complications related to implantation of the suture thread. The present study was performed to ident…

[BACKGROUND] Double-eyelid blepharoplasty is one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries in Asia. [OBJECTIVE] To introduce a modified mini-incisional technique to form a double eyelid. [METHODS] A total of 372 patients (325 women, 47 men) …

[OBJECTIVE] To explore the effectiveness of the modified Park method of blepharoplasty for correction of mild blepharoptosis. [METHODS] Between October 2012 and January 2015, a new modified Park method of blepharoplasty was performed on 23…

[OBJECTIVE] Fold loss and suture extrusion are fairly common in double-eyelid surgeries. We hereby explore a new composite suture technique that aims to reduce such complications and to improve the long-term aesthetic outcome. [METHODS] Ba…

Blepharoptosis is a common indication for surgery in plastic surgery units, yet its possible underlying pathology frequently remains unidentified. A 52-year-old man with a 20-year history of progressive bilateral ptosis (right>left) present…

[BACKGROUND] Ptosis of the upper eyelid, blepharoptosis, is defined as an abnormally low-positioned upper eyelid margin in the primary gaze, which results in narrowing of the palpebral fissure and opening. Blepharoplasty, including a double…

[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this paper is to report the outcome of retrotarsal tucking of Müller muscle-levator aponeurosis for the correction of borderline to moderate ptosis in conjunction with esthetic blepharoplasty in Asian eyelids and…

We aimed to present blepharoplasty techniques we used for severe orbito-temporal neurofibromatosis (NF). A retrospective noncomparative single-center case study was undertaken on patients with orbito-temporal NF. Twenty-two patients with or…

Although there are many procedures reported in the literature regarding the partial incision double-eyelid blepharoplasty, the current methods still have potential problems such as unstable and limitation of application. In this study, the …

The levator palpebrae superioris (LPS) muscle is the main retractor of the upper eyelid, responsible for elevating the upper eyelid and maintaining it in an open position. Sound knowledge of its anatomy and adjacent structures is essential …

Eyelid surgery necessitates a thorough knowledge of eyelid anatomy. Recent contributions to the literature have significantly advanced our understanding of eyelid anatomy. In this review, we present an update of the anatomy and the implicat…

[BACKGROUND] Controversy exists as to whether the changes of midface aging (elongation of the lower eyelid caused by infraorbital hollowing, flattening of the malar eminence, and increased prominence of the nasolabial fold) are attributable…

[PURPOSE] Acquired postoperative ptosis (PP) are difficult to situate in the current classification of ptosis. Assessement of the mechanisms, the clinical features and the possible treatments of these PP would suggest a new classification o…

Ocular exposure, conjunctival irritation and corneal keratitis are disturbing consequences of facial paralysis with lagophthalmos. Many techniques have been described for correcting this condition. A new method for decreasing the palpebral …

A four-staged operation is currently the most effective treatment available in the management of stable Graves' ophthalmopathy. This report describes the results of four-staged therapy in 51 patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy. Stage I, or…

The method of multilevel full-thickness eyelid resection combined with plication of the levator aponeurosis Müller's muscle was used to correct severe acquired ptosis. The 19 eyes of 13 patients treated with this method included neurogenic …