title: [Orbital fat flap for treating sunken upper eyelid in middle-aged and elder patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect and its indication of orbital fat flap for treating sunken upper eyelid in middle-aged and elder patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The upper middle orbital fat was transferred to the sunken area as a flat flap to correct Sunken upper eyelid at grade I, II, III. The depression depth was graded as I (<0.5 cm), as II (0.5-1.0 cm), as III ( >1.0 cm). From April 2011 to April 2012, 66 cases were treated and 49 cases were followed up for 12-15 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients with sunken upper eyelid were successfully treated using this procedure and no complications were encountered. Fat absorption was not observed. The effective rate was 90.9% (20/22) for grade I , 31.0% (18/58) for grade II and 0 for grade III (0/18), showing significant difference between any of two groups (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The orbital fat flap is effective for grade I Sunken upper eyelid with long- term effect.
authors.forename: Shenghua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhipeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zulie
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D000368:Aged; D019882:Blepharoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000637:transplantation*