Celebrity arcade suture blepharoplasty for double eyelid.
BACKGROUND
In Taiwan, double-eyelid surgery is the most popular cosmetic surgical procedure. The technique preferred by plastic surgeons is the incision method because it is believed that this method can provide stable double-eyelid results. It is the authors' observation that patients prefer an invagination fold rather than a significantly high fold. Suture blepharoplasty may create a relatively even and symmetric invagination fold. In the past, the major disadvantage of the suture technique has been the opinion that the double fold fades away.


METHODS
The celebrity arcade suture (CAS) technique was applied in double-eyelid operations. The CAS technique includes three major techniques: stabbing incision, transtarsal suture, and bridge connection. The whole procedure can be completed in 15 min. From June 2001 to November 2004, 312 patients underwent the CAS technique.


RESULTS
Of the 312 patients who underwent the CAS technique, 5 required a revisit, with 3 of these returning patients reporting fold disappearance. These three patients received repeat suture procedures.


CONCLUSIONS
The findings show that the CAS technique is a reliable method for establishing a smooth, constant, and symmetric double eyelid, and that CAS requires only a short recovery time.
Liao
Wen-Chieh
WC
Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan.
Tung
Tung-Chain
TC
Tsai
Tzong-Ru
TR
Wang
Chia-Yi
CY
Lin
Chiu-Hwa
CH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001208:Asia; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013537:Sutures