Periocular rhytidolysis with the wire scalpel.
OBJECTIVE
: To describe and evaluate a technique for minimization of lateral periocular rhytids ("crow's feet") with the wire scalpel surgical instrument.


METHODS
: Six patients with significant crow's feet were prospectively selected for treatment with the wire scalpel. Preoperative and postoperative photographs were evaluated for severity of crow's feet.


RESULTS
: Significant improvement in the appearance of crow's feet was noted in 5 of the 6 patients.


CONCLUSIONS
: The wire scalpel surgical instrument can reduce the severity of lateral periocular rhytids via minimally invasive subcutaneous dissection.
Kotlus
Brett S
BS
Arizona Centre Plastic Surgery, Tucson, Arizona, USA. kotlus@gmail.com
Dryden
Robert M
RM
D000368:Aged; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015595:Skin Aging