title: Essential anatomy for contemporary upper lid blepharoplasty.
abstract: A clear understanding of upper eyelid anatomy is an absolute prerequisite for performing advanced invagination-type blepharoplasty. This article describes the author's simple, systematic approach to intraoperative identification of the levator aponeurosis as well as the other key layers of fascia in the upper lid.
authors: John A. Burns School of Medicine (University of Hawaii), Honolulu.
authors: R J
authors: RJ
authors: Siegel
mesh_terms: D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods; D005143:Eyelids / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*