title: Laser double-eyelid operation.
abstract: The author applied the laser technique in double-eyelid operations. A Sharplan CO(2) laser was used as a cutting tool and also as a hemostatic tool in the defocused mode during all procedures. Eighty cases of laser double-eyelid operations were compared with the conventional method. The results were analyzed during the operation, immediately postoperation, and 3, 7, and 10 days and 1 and 3 months after the operation. The laser double-eyelid technique showed advantages such as shortening of the operation time and minimal bleeding. The operation was safe and efficient, and the healing process was as fast as with the conventional scalpel method. Complications occurred in several cases, including a case of inadvertent tearing of the conjunctival mucosa, a case of hematoma, and two cases of minor wound disruptions immediately after stitch removal.
authors.affiliation: Pusan, Korea.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Suh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies