title: Aesthetic surgery of the orbits and eyelids.
abstract: This article discusses the relevant anatomy, the aging process of the eyelid with periorbital structure, and how to evaluate patients for a proper surgical approach. A description is given of how to achieve an aesthetic balance between the forehead, eyelids, and midface to provide the patient with a natural youthful appearance. The paradigm in oculoplastic surgery has shifted to more conservative eyelid skin, muscle, and fat resection as well as more periorbital soft tissue lift, suspension, and volumization. Recent innovations and developments are discussed as well as the most common complications in eyelid and periorbital surgery.
authors.affiliation: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Institute, 9401 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1105, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA. jbplasticsurg@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Broujerdi
mesh_terms: D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods; D004954:Esthetics; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005145:Face / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods