title: Rejuvenation surgery through blepharoplasty incision for mild to moderate upper eyelid sagging in older Asian patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of rejuvenation surgery through double eyelid incision instead of face-lifting for the correction of different types of the upper eyelid sagging in older East Asian patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 40 patients (80 aging upper eyelids) with upper eyelid sagging were retrospectively examined. The age of the patients ranged from 53 to 85 years (mean age, 65 y). After a thorough preoperative evaluation, the corresponding operations were performed and the follow-up results were obtained.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The operation of each patient with a mean follow-up period of 6 months was combined for a total of 80 rejuvenation operations. A total of 34 patients (85%) were satisfied with the postoperative appearance, 3 patients (7.5%) showed inadequate skin reduction, 1 patient (2.5%) had asymmetry between 2 blepharoplasty lines, and 2 patients (5%) showed obvious scars.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Through a thorough preoperative evaluation, rejuvenation surgery through blepharoplasty incision is an effective solution for mild to moderate upper eyelid sagging in older Asian patients.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yiqun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jiping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Tianyi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012060:Rejuvenation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome