[Eyelid measures before and after upper blepharoplasty--quantitative evaluation].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate eyelid measures before and after upper blepharoplasty surgery using a digital image system.


METHODS
Eighteen eyelids of 9 patients with dermatochalasis were evaluated at the Hospital das Clínicas de Botucatu-UNESP regarding eyelid measures before and after upper blepharoplasty. All patients were female, aged between 40 and 75 years. The images were acquired by a photographic camera, transferred to a computer and then analyzed by the Scion Image Frame Grabber program. The evaluated parameters were upper eyelid position in primary gaze position, upper palpebral sulcus and lateral eyelid angle. The measures were obtained before and after 60 days of upper dermatochalasis surgery.


RESULTS
After the surgery, there was an increase of upper eyelid position and upper palpebral sulcus; the lateral palpebral angle did not show any alteration.


CONCLUSIONS
Eyelid position changes after blepharoplasty and digital image processing provides quantitative measures of the eyelid, allowing a better quantification of the surgical results.
Schellini
Silvana Artioli
SA
Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista. sartioli@fmb.unesp.br
Preti
Rony Carlos
RC
Yamamoto
Ricardo Kazuhito
RK
Padovani
Carlos Roberto
CR
Padovan
Carlos Roberto Pereira
CR
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D003483:Cutis Laxa / Q000601:surgery*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies