Oculoplastics News

KOLOA, Hawaii – Although the face is generally divided into three zones – upper, middle and lower – it is important to think of these zones in global, harmonious terms when injecting botulinum toxin, a presenter said here. “You can isolate those three areas, but we want to make certain that whatever we do in one area is complementary to the areas that you aren’t treating,” said Steve Yoelin, MD, an ophthalmologists in Newport Beach, California, during his presentation at the “Principles of Aesthetic Oculoplastics” session at the Hawaiian Eye meeting. For instance, if augmenting a patient’s lips, the areas around the lips should be addressed before the lips themselves, Yoelin said.

KOLOA, Hawaii – A speaker discussed the concept of using a common lid defect procedure for lid malposition here at the Hawaiian Eye meeting.

KOLOA, Hawaii – When repairing a patient’s aesthetic appearance after ocular laceration trauma, it is important to maintain symmetry between the eyes, a presenter said here.

KOLOA, Hawaii – Four ideals of beauty – symmetry, skin texture and color, dimorphic shape cues and facial averageness – are important when considering aesthetics with a patient, a presenter said here.

Cold urticaria is not very common but should be recognized following oculoplastic surgery.

As optics and instrumentation have improved for our colleagues in otolaryngology and neurosurgery, we, as ophthalmologists, especially orbital surgeons, have been able to take advantage of these advances and improve our patients’ experiences. We have all become accustomed to endoscopic brow lifts, endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy and the more recent intraocular endoscopy. But orbital surgeons have been fortunate to enjoy the benefits of collaborations with our colleagues in other fields to minimize our patients’ morbidities and hospital stays.

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Should Schirmer testing alone be the standard of care in oculoplastic surgery cases? The immediate answer is no. But it can be helpful, as ocular surface disorders can lead to an unsatisfactory outcome.

If there is any one condition I dread seeing, it is dermatitis of the eyelids. It is easy to treat with cortisone ointment – unless it comes back. Then what?

Many busy general ophthalmologists might hesitate to begin offering Botox, dermal fillers and cosmetic eyelid surgery to their patients because we are already occupied with the core offerings of our practice such as cataract surgery, glaucoma treatment, etc.