A change in the technique of supratarsal fixation in upper blepharoplasty.
Fixation of the orbicularis muscle to the levator muscle in an upper blepharoplasty can create a higher supratarsal fold in selected caucasians. The technique that I introduced two years ago has been refined to eliminate one of the major problems (postoperative morbidity).
D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods