BLEPHAROPLASTY PTOSIS SURGERY

Course overview

BLEPHAROPLASTY IS THE GENERAL TERM FOR CORRECTING DEFECTS, DEFORMITIES, AND DISFIGURATIONS OF THE EYELIDS EITHER FOR FUNCTIONAL REASONS, COSMETIC REASONS, OR BOTH. THE MOST COMMON REASON IS COSMETIC IN WHICH EXCESS SKIN AND FAT ARE REMOVED AND OR REPOSITIONED TO GIVE A MORE PLEASING APPEARANCE. IN MANY CASES, THE UPPER EYELIDS ARE DROOPY OR PTOTIC, AND A PTOSIS PROCEDURE IS COMBINED WITH UPPER EYELID BLEPHAROPLASTY. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE TECHNIQUE OF BLEPHAROPLASTY, ITS INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE PRE AND POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF THESE PATIENTS.