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Upper eyelid blepharoplasty.

K I Perman
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BACKGROUND: The surgical removal of redundant upper eyelid skin along with the excision of prolapsed anterior orbital fat is one of the most popular elective cosmetic surgical procedures performed today. OBJECTIVE: To provide a brief overview of patient selection and upper eyelid blepharoplasty technique. CONCLUSION: Through careful patient selection and preoperative evaluation in addition to a thorough knowledge of eyelid and orbital anatomy, good outcomes from upper eyelid blepharoplasty can be obtained.

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K I Perman. 1992. Upper eyelid blepharoplasty.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4725.1992.tb02788.x

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