Survey of Common Aesthetic Practices Among Oculofacial Surgeons in Parts of the Asia-Pacific.
OBJECTIVE
An anonymous Web-based survey was performed to assess the current practices, preferences, and complications of aesthetic procedures encountered by oculofacial surgeons in the Asia-Pacific. Results were compared with a similar study carried out in 2007 among members of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS).


METHODS
This was a cross-sectional survey study.


METHODS
The study survey was sent out via e-mail to 131 oculofacial surgeons in 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific. Survey questions included the demographics of survey respondents, practices, preferences, and complications of aesthetic procedures encountered by the surgeons.


RESULTS
Seventy-four respondents (56.5%) attempted the survey between May and December 2012. Only completed surveys (43 surveys) were included in our analysis. Eighty-six percent of respondents performed aesthetic procedures in their practice. The top 3 most common nonsurgical procedures reported were injection of botulinum toxin (94.1% of respondents), tissue fillers (61.8%), and skin resurfacing (11.8%), whereas the top 3 most common surgical procedures reported were blepharoplasty (100% of respondents), brow lift (94.6%), and midface lift (29.7%).


CONCLUSIONS
The majority of our study respondents performed aesthetic procedures in their practice. The percentage of practices that comprised aesthetics services was lower than that seen in the ASOPRS study. The percentage of respondents who performed injection of botulinum toxin, tissue fillers, brow lifts, and thread lifts were similar to those in the ASOPRS study; however, the percentage of respondents who performed ablative skin resurfacing was much lower.
From the Department of Ophthalmology, National University Health System, Singapore.
Katherine W
KW
Lun
Victor
V
Koh
Priscilla
P
Wang
Natalie P
NP
Chiam
Gangadhara
G
Sundar
D001208:Asia; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D000067548:Dermal Fillers / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010140:Pacific Ocean; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000067548:Dermal Fillers; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A