Complete Orbital Septum Release and Full Integration and Repositioning of Orbital Septal Fat Tissue (F.I.R.S.T.) in Transconjunctival Lower Blepharoplasty.
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Abstract
Background: After the introduction of orbital septal fat release and reposition in transconjunctival lower blepharoplasty (TCLB), few studies have addressed the thorough release of orbital fat tissue to adequately augment the tear trough and midface concavity. Additionally, limited literature exists regarding residual or recurrent eye bags and corresponding preventive measures after fat release and repositioning in TCLB.
Methods: From December of 2021 to May of 2023, 105 patients were treated with the full integration and repositioning of orbital septal fat tissue (F.I.R.S.T.) technique in TCLB. This study observed the effectiveness of correcting tear trough deformity (TTD) and midcheek depression using the technique, and we have documented all complications, especially the residual eye bags.
Results: This mean age was 34 years (range: 19-54 years) with a mean follow-up of 13 months (range: 3-17 months). The average operation duration was 55 ± 7.1 minutes (range: 45-89 mins). Among the cases, 70 eyes (33.33%) had Grade I TTD, 92 eyes (43.8%) had Grade II TTD, and 48 eyes (22.9%) had Grade III TTD. Successful correction was achieved in all Grade I cases, with 75 eyes (81.52%) improving to Grade 0 among Grade II cases. For Grade III cases, 28 eyes (58.33%) improved to Grade 0. Our technique has significantly improved the tear trough area for nearly 2 mm. Only one patient complained about fat residual and no patients had relapses.
Conclusions: The F.I.R.S.T. technique effectively prevents fat residual in the lower eyelid area and provides favorable postoperative filling effects in the tear trough and midcheek region.
Level of evidence iv: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is a publication of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the official journal of the European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (EASAPS), Società Italiana di Chirurgia Plastica Ricostruttiva ed Estetica (SICPRE), Vereinigung der Deutschen Aesthetisch Plastischen Chirurgen (VDAPC), the Romanian Aesthetic Surgery Society (RASS), Asociación Española de Cirugía Estética Plástica (AECEP), La Sociedad Argentina de Cirugía Plástica, Estética y Reparadora (SACPER), the Rhinoplasty Society of Europe (RSE), the Iranian Society of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeons (ISPAS), the Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons (SAPS), the Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS), the Egyptian Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ESPRS), and the Sociedad Chilena de Cirugía Plástica, Reconstructiva y Estética (SCCP).
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery provides a forum for original articles advancing the art of aesthetic plastic surgery. Many describe surgical craftsmanship; others deal with complications in surgical procedures and methods by which to treat or avoid them. Coverage includes "second thoughts" on established techniques, which might be abandoned, modified, or improved. Also included are case histories; improvements in surgical instruments, pharmaceuticals, and operating room equipment; and discussions of problems such as the role of psychosocial factors in the doctor-patient and the patient-public interrelationships.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is covered in Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, SciSearch, Research Alert, Index Medicus-Medline, and Excerpta Medica/Embase.
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