BROWPEXY - LATERAL ORBICULARIS MUSCLE FIXATION AS AN ADJUNCT TO UPPERBLEPHAROPLASTY

Lateral ptosis of the eyebrow is a major part of the complex changes t hat patients are seeking to improve with an upper blepharoplasty. Two hundred and eight patients have undergone a browpexy procedure at the time of blepharoplasty. This operative maneuver, which is performed th rough the blepharoplasty incision, prevents the brow from dropping bel ow the superior orbital rim and creates a defined tarsal sulcus to pro duce a sculptured upper eyelid.