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Treatment of Postblepharoplasty Lower Eyelid Retraction with Dermis Fat Spacer Grafting

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Lower eyelid retraction is a potential complication following transcutaneous lower eyelid blepharoplasty. Several techniques have been described to treat postblepharoplasty eyelid retraction. We describe a new method of lower eyelid retraction using dermis fat as a posterior lamellar graft combined with midfacial lifting.

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Korn, B.S., Kikkawa, D.O. (2015). Treatment of Postblepharoplasty Lower Eyelid Retraction with Dermis Fat Spacer Grafting. In: Hartstein, MD, FACS, M., Massry, MD, FACS, G., Holds, MD, FACS, J. (eds) Pearls and Pitfalls in Cosmetic Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1544-6_77

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