Asian Blepharoplasty and the Eyelid Crease, 4th Edition

Features:

• Revised throughout with updated case examples, select new patient photos, and updated coverage based on the recent literature. 

• Eight new chapters cover Control of Eyelid Crease Depth During Construction; Ratios in Double Lid Segment; Revisional Asian Blepharoplasty; Paths, Pitfalls, and Solutions in Asian Blepharoplasty; Failure Analysis; An Operative Primer, and more. 

• Contains a new paradigm of scoring suboptimal findings based on eyelid crease height, depth, and crease shape, providing realistic assessment and comparison.  

• Step-by-step instructions for optimizing the biodynamics for eyelid crease formation; how to eliminate the prominent medial upper lid fold; removing tissues as a trapezoidal block using minimized steps; and much more. 

• Expanded guidance on managing complications integrated throughout, with surgical pearls and summative boxes where relevant.  

• High-quality, full-color artwork shows three-dimensional representations of key anatomy and procedural steps.  

• Extensive collection of case studies, with before and after patient photos; plus practice worksheets, appendix tables, comprehensive references, and pearls and pitfalls throughout. 

• 35 comprehensive videos cover primary surgery as well as revisional procedures, and can be viewed step by step or as an entire sequence.  

• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. 

• Table Of Contents:

• 1. What is an Upper Lid Crease?

  2. Historical Considerations

  3. Anatomy of the Upper Lid

  4. The Eyelid Crease: Goals and Benchmarks

  5. Consultation and Counselling

  6. Suture Ligation Method

  7. External Incision Methods

  8. Asian Blepharoplasty I (The First Vector)

  9. Asian Blepharoplasty II (The Second Vector)

  10. Asian Blepharoplasty III (Factors that influence Outcome)

  11. Concept of Triangular, Trapezoidal and Rectangular Debulking---Application in Upper Blepharoplasty

  12. Optimal Closure and Management of Wound Healing

  13. Primary Asian Blepharoplasty Results (Before and After)

  14. Suboptimal Factors

  15. Revision Parameters

  16. Revisions in Suboptimal Cases

  17. Advanced Concept of a Glide Zone as it relates to Upper Lid Crease, Lid Fold, and Application in Asian Blepharoplasty

  18. Advanced: Beveled Approach and Mid-Lamellar Clearance in Revisional Asian Blepharoplasty

  19. Advanced: Angle of Observation, Crease Height, and its effects on Clinical Outcome of Upper Blepharoplasty

  20. Advanced: Tarsal Tilt and its effects in Normal and Abnormal Clinical Conditions

  21. The Effect of High Anchoring of Crease, Faden Effect, and use of buried sutures

  22. Advanced: Summary of Eyelid Crease Factors

  23. Advanced Concept of the Eyelid Crease as a stringed series of unipoints

  24. Asian Eyelid Surgery: Thoughts

  25. Treatment of Medial Upper Lid Fold and the fog surrounding epicanthoplasty

  26. Novel technique, Challenges and Outlook for the future in Aesthetic Surgery of the Asian eye

  Appendix