Treatment of orbicularis oculi muscle hypertrophy in lower lid blepharoplasty.
Treatment of orbicularis oculi muscle hypertrophy during conventional lower eyelid blepharoplasty is presented. Horizontal resection of a strip of the hypertrophic muscle is carried out, which allows flattening of the muscular bulge in an anteroposterior direction. Since no full-thickness vertical reduction is performed, this simple procedure is "free" from the risk of "scleral show" deformity, due to excessive muscle shortening, leaving a pleasant contour in the lower eyelid. The technique has been successfully employed in 27 cases of blepharoplasty, with separate skin and muscle flaps.
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D000328:Adult; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies