title: Use of electrosurgery in blepharoplasty.
abstract: The use of electrosurgery in blepharoplasty is controversial. The reluctance to use this technique may be related to a misunderstanding of the principles of electrosurgery and to uncertainty about its physical effects on local tissues. On the basis of a review of the physics of electrosurgery, our personal technique, and our clinical results, we feel the method is safe and may offer several advantages over traditional techniques.
mesh_terms: D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*