Measurement of the Exposed Eyeball Area and Vertical Dimension of Palpebral Fissure after Double Eyelidplasty.
10.14730/aaps.2017.23.1.24
- Author:
Seung Hun YEO
1
;
Dong Gil HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. dghan1001@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Blepharoplasty;
Eyelids;
Outcomes
- MeSH:
Blepharoplasty;
Eyelids;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Vertical Dimension*
- From:Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
2017;23(1):24-29
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Although the technique of double eyelidplasty is well recognized, there have been a few reports on the measurement of the eyelid after the operation. Herein, we measured the changes of the eyelids photogrammatically and compared them with others. METHODS: Database of patients who had undergone double eyelidplasty using a three-partial-incision technique, along with a follow-up of more than 6 months, were identified. The changes of eyelid were measured by exposed eyeball area (EEA) and vertical dimension of palpebral fissure (VDPF) using preoperative and postoperative photographs. RESULTS: Between January 2012 and December 2013, there were 28 patients who were followed-up for more than 6 months. All patients were female between the age of 16 and 37 years; the average follow-up period was 11.4 months. The mean preoperative value of EEA was 74.6±9.1% and that of VDPF was 7.4±1.0 mm. Conversely, the mean postoperative value of EEA was 83.9±6.3% and that of VDPF was 8.5±1.0 mm. CONCLUSIONS: The mean values of EEA and VDPF after double eyelidplasty had changed with statistical significance.
