Oculoplastics News

Easy surgical techniques with simple, inexpensive instruments can effectively improve the aesthetics of the forehead and periorbital area by addressing glabellar frown lines, brow ptosis and aging skin around the eyes, according to one surgeon.

Fibrin tissue adhesive is an alternative to sutures that provides rapid recovery and patient comfort, according to John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS.

A secondary cause of optic nerve damage in patients with blepharoplasty may be perioperative posterior ischemic optic neuropathy leading to visual loss, according to a case study. Optic nerve damage may include compromised small arteries perfusing the optic disc because of a direct mechanical compression and a probable vasoconstrictive activity of the anesthetic agent, the study authors said.

Oculoplastic surgeons, in order to increase our scope of practice, need to have subspecialty certification. Oculoplastics is very different from the other subspecialties. We are in competition with plastic surgery and facial plastic surgery rather than with the general ophthalmologist.

Sudden darkness provoked an upper eyelid retraction in both healthy control patients and in patients with Graves’ upper eyelid retraction, according to a study.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Injury to the orbital tissues was observed in patients with shaken-baby syndrome, according to a study presented here.

A polypropylene barbed suture material is now available to allow oculoplastic surgeons to perform minimally invasive brow lift procedures. The self-anchoring Contour Threads, distributed by Surgical Specialties Corp., are approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in plastic and aesthetic surgery.

The goal in management of blowout fractures is to free up herniated soft tissue (fat, muscle and septae) and reposition it in the orbit. An implant is often used to cover the defect in the floor and prevent its re-herniation. Over the years, both autogenous and alloplastic materials have been used.

Health officials in southern Florida are warning consumers not to undergo injections of unauthorized anti-wrinkle substances after four people were paralyzed by raw botulism last November, according to an Associated Press article.

Repair of an orbital floor blowout fracture with a transconjunctival approach with sutureless closure can offer patients excellent functional and cosmetic results, according to a retrospective study.