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The round eye, which is a congenital feature or the result of a blepharoplasty, is a troubling condition for patients. Many techniques for changing the round eye into an almond-shaped eye have already been described. A simple technique that can be performed at the time of an eyelid plasty is presented here. Recent and long-lasting results are shown.
Lifting the lower eyelid includes removing skin excess of the lid and, most of the time, improves the fat herniation without any removal of the fat because of the tension of the orbicularis muscle obtained with this maneuver. The "lifting" also corrects the arcus marginalis as well as malar bags when they exist. Most of the crow's-feet lines are eliminated by this procedure, and the superior aspect of the nasolabial fold is often considerably smoothed.
During the past 20 years, numerous techniques have been described to improve the results of facelifting as well as the duration of its rejuvenating effect. These increasingly aggressive techniques have increased the operating time, the potential morbidity of the operation, and the duration of convalescence. No one can ensure that this evolution in sophistication of rhytidectomy techniques give longer lasting results. Therefore, a simple technique applied under the appropriate indications gives good and predictable results.
Gore-Tex has been used by the author for the past 2 years to enhance the vermillion border of the lips by emphasizing that a natural pocket exists between the skin and the orbicularis muscle all along the white roll where a Gore-Tex implant can be easily placed. The overlying skin is thick providing a good protection of this material, and such a thickness necessitates that this protection is provided. If a complication occurs from its use, then the implant can be easily removed without any damage to the adjacent tissues.
One of the first signs of facial aging appears in the forehead, with the descent of the lateral part of the brow. This is a troubling condition for young patients, and elevation of the lateral part of the brow becomes a more and more frequent demand in the young population. A simple technique that can be performed alone or at the time of a facelift is presented here. Results are shown to demonstrate the efficiency of the procedure.
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