Essential anatomy for contemporary upper lid blepharoplasty.
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.
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John A. Burns School of Medicine (University of Hawaii), Honolulu.
D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods; D005143:Eyelids / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*