Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg.  2020 Jan;26(1):1-6. 10.14730/aaps.2019.01879.

An overview of minimal incisional ptosis correction: A surgeon’s perspective

• Ahn TJ

• KMID: 2501062
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14730/aaps.2019.01879

Abstract

People increasingly prefer fast and convenient methods for aesthetic procedures in busy modern society. Therefore, physicians and patients increasingly desire to improve cases of mild ptosis of the eyes in a simpler way. The purpose of this review is to organize the surgical methods of minimal incisional ptosis correction that the author has developed to satisfy this need and to examine the indications of each method and its advantages and disadvantages. The basic technique is a triangular single-knot stitch method using five points. Additionally, the method of applying a special loop (tucking the Müller muscle by pulling the conjoint fascial sheath) and the method of combining a non-incisional method with making a loop will be explained herein.

Keyword

Blepharoptosis; Blepharoplasty; Eyelid; Muscle