Eyelid bags

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 6 - Trang 1-2 - 2010
Francesco Inchingolo1, Marco Tatullo2, Fabio M. Abenavoli3, Massimo Marrelli4, Alessio D. Inchingolo1, Roberto Corelli5, Angelo M. Inchingolo6, Gianna Dipalma1
1Department of Dental Sciences and Surgery, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
2Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical Biology and Physics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
3Department of "Head and Neck Deseases", Hospital "Fatebenefratelli", Rome, Italy
4Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Calabrodental, Crotone, Italy
5Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
6Department of Surgical, Reconstructive and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Milano, Milano, Italy

Tóm tắt

Eyelid bags are considered a sign of ageing, but they often appear prematurely due to the variety of causes that favor them. This brief report describes the case of a patient who was referred to us for the correction of a second degree bilateral palpebral ptosis that the patient had suffered from for several years and that in recent months had worsened to the point of interfering with vision and who, aside from modest eyelid bags, presented a massive protrusion of "preocular" fatty tissue. Despite the indication of classic blepharoplasty through a lower lid incision and, therefore, the possibility of removing excess skin, the patient opted instead only for the removal of the bulging fat. The patient's postoperative results were normal and the patient was extremely satisfied with both the correction of the ptosis and the "rejuvenating" effect of removing the protruding orbital fat in the eyelid.

Tài liệu tham khảo

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